简介：ApotassiumsolubilizingbacterialstraindesignatedEGT,whichistolerantofhightemperature,wasisolatedfromanearthworm’sguttoobtainabacteriumthatcanweatherpotassium-bearingrockeffectivelythroughsolid-statefermentation.Molecularphylogenyand16SrRNAgenesequenceanalysisdemonstratedthebacterialstrainwasamemberoftheStreptomycesgenus.Toassessitspotentialtoreleasepotassiumfromsilicateminerals,thisstrainwasusedtodegradepotassium-bearingrockpowderbysolid-statefermentation.Afterfermentation,theamountofwater-solubleAl,FeandKofthesubstratewithactiveinoculumwashigherthanthoseofthecontrol,whichhadautoclavedinoculum,andthoseofthefreshsubstrate.Theresultindicatedthatthestrainhadtheabilitytoweatherpotassium-bearingrockandcouldbeusedasaninoculumintheproductionofpotassiumbio-fertilizer,duetoitspotassiumreleaseactivityfromrockandtolerancetohightemperature.