Titel
Methylotrophic methanogenic Thermoplasmata implicated in reduced methane emissions from bovine rumen
Autor*in
Morten Poulsen
Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University
Autor*in
Bent Borg Jensen
Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University
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Abstract
Rumen methanogens are major sources of anthropogenic methane emissions, and these archaea are targets in strategies aimed at reducing methane emissions. Here we show that the poorly characterised Thermoplasmata archaea in bovine rumen are methylotrophic methanogens and that they are reduced upon dietary supplementation with rapeseed oil in lactating cows. In a metatranscriptomic survey, Thermoplasmata 16S rRNA and methyl-coenzyme M reductase (mcr) transcripts decreased concomitantly with mRNAs of enzymes involved in methanogenesis from methylamines that were among the most abundant archaeal transcripts, indicating that these Thermoplasmata degrade methylamines. Their methylotrophic methanogenic lifestyle was corroborated by in vitro incubations, showing enhanced growth of these organisms upon methylamine supplementation paralleled by elevated methane production. The Thermoplasmata have a high potential as target in future strategies to mitigate methane emissions from ruminant livestock. Our findings and the findings of others also indicate a wider distribution of methanogens than previously anticipated.
Stichwort
ArchaeaMicrobial ecology
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:502711
Erschienen in
Titel
Nature Communications
Band
4
Seitenanfang
1428
Verlag
Springer Nature
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
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