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1. High-Throughput Sequencing and Unsupervised Analysis of Formyltetrahydrofolate Synthetase (FTHFS) Gene Amplicons to Estimate Acetogenic Community Structure

Author

Abhijeet Singh, Johan A. A. Nylander, Anna Schnürer, Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, and Bettina Müller

Subjects
FTHFS, acetogens, AcetoScan, AcetoBase, high-throughput sequencing, Microbiology, QR1-502
Abstract

The formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase (FTHFS) gene is a molecular marker of choice to study the diversity of acetogenic communities. However, current analyses are limited due to lack of a high-throughput sequencing approach for FTHFS gene amplicons and a dedicated bioinformatics pipeline for data analysis, including taxonomic annotation and visualization of the sequence data. In the present study, we combined the barcode approach for multiplexed sequencing with unsupervised data analysis to visualize acetogenic community structure. We used samples from a biogas digester to develop proof-of-principle for our combined approach. We successfully generated high-throughput sequence data for the partial FTHFS gene and performed unsupervised data analysis using the novel bioinformatics pipeline “AcetoScan” presented in this study, which resulted in taxonomically annotated OTUs, phylogenetic tree, abundance plots and diversity indices. The results demonstrated that high-throughput sequencing can be used to sequence the FTHFS amplicons from a pool of samples, while the analysis pipeline AcetoScan can be reliably used to process the raw sequence data and visualize acetogenic community structure. The method and analysis pipeline described in this paper can assist in the identification and quantification of known or potentially new acetogens. The AcetoScan pipeline is freely available at https://github.com/abhijeetsingh1704/AcetoScan.

Published
2020
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2. Methane Production in Dairy Cows Correlates with Rumen Methanogenic and Bacterial Community Structure

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Rebecca, Danielsson, Johan, Dicksved, Li, Sun, Horacio, Gonda, Bettina, Müller, Anna, Schnürer, and Jan, Bertilsson

Subjects
rumen, CH4, digestibility, food and beverages, microbial community, Methanobrevibacter, Microbiology, Original Research
Abstract

Methane (CH4) is produced as an end product from feed fermentation in the rumen. Yield of CH4 varies between individuals despite identical feeding conditions. To get a better understanding of factors behind the individual variation, 73 dairy cows given the same feed but differing in CH4 emissions were investigated with focus on fiber digestion, fermentation end products and bacterial and archaeal composition. In total 21 cows (12 Holstein, 9 Swedish Red) identified as persistent low, medium or high CH4 emitters over a 3 month period were furthermore chosen for analysis of microbial community structure in rumen fluid. This was assessed by sequencing the V4 region of 16S rRNA gene and by quantitative qPCR of targeted Methanobrevibacter groups. The results showed a positive correlation between low CH4 emitters and higher abundance of Methanobrevibacter ruminantium clade. Principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) on operational taxonomic unit (OTU) level of bacteria showed two distinct clusters (P < 0.01) that were related to CH4 production. One cluster was associated with low CH4 production (referred to as cluster L) whereas the other cluster was associated with high CH4 production (cluster H) and the medium emitters occurred in both clusters. The differences between clusters were primarily linked to differential abundances of certain OTUs belonging to Prevotella. Moreover, several OTUs belonging to the family Succinivibrionaceae were dominant in samples belonging to cluster L. Fermentation pattern of volatile fatty acids showed that proportion of propionate was higher in cluster L, while proportion of butyrate was higher in cluster H. No difference was found in milk production or organic matter digestibility between cows. Cows in cluster L had lower CH4/kg energy corrected milk (ECM) compared to cows in cluster H, 8.3 compared to 9.7 g CH4/kg ECM, showing that low CH4 cows utilized the feed more efficient for milk production which might indicate a more efficient microbial population or host genetic differences that is reflected in bacterial and archaeal (or methanogens) populations.

Published
2016

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