基于16S rDNA技术研究隔药饼灸对高脂血症兔肠道菌群属水平的影响

研究隔药饼灸对高脂血症兔属水平肠道菌群的作用,筛选相关菌属。

将24只兔按随机数表法分为正常组、模型组和隔药饼灸组,每组8只;干预12周后,观察TC、TG、LDL-C水平的变化,采用16S rDNA高通量测序技术分析属水平菌落差异。

与模型组比较,隔药饼灸组兔血清LDL-C、TG、TC水平均下降（均P＜0.05）。隔药饼灸组肠道菌群结构发生改善,un_f_Muribaculaceae、un_o_Gastranaerophilales、瘤胃球菌科UCG-014属、阿克曼菌属相对丰度均显著提高（均P＜0.05）,毛螺菌属NK4A136、瘤胃梭菌属6、拟杆菌属相对丰度均降低（均P＜0.05）。

隔药饼灸能改善异常血脂及调整菌群结构,可能与上调un_f_Muribaculaceae、un_o_Gastranaerophilales、瘤胃球菌科UCG-014属、阿克曼菌属相对丰度,降低毛螺菌属NK4A136、瘤胃梭菌属6、拟杆菌属相对丰度有关。

     

摔跤运动员赛前集训控体重对肠道菌群及其代谢物的影响

探究赛前集训控体重对高水平摔跤运动员肠道菌群及代谢物的影响。

招募某省摔跤队运动员11名,在赛前集训期前后测量身体成分、收集粪便样本,采用16S rRNA基因测序技术检测肠道微生物的分布和丰度,利用非靶向代谢组学分析微生物的差异代谢产物及其所富集的功能。

摔跤运动员赛前集训后体重显著降低（P＜0.05）,但肌肉含量无显著差异。微生物组结果显示,控体重前后男女运动员肠道菌群alpha多样性和beta多样性均无显著差异。男性运动员Intestinibacter丰度显著增高（P＜0.05）,且与体重、四肢骨骼肌指数变化量呈正相关。代谢组学分析结果显示,男性运动员菌群差异代谢物富集于硫代谢和主要胆汁酸代谢相关通路,女性运动员菌群差异代谢物富集于神经活性配体—受体交互相关信号通路;Intestinibacter丰度变化与胆汁酸7alpha-hydroxy-3-oxo-4-cholestenoate变化呈正相关。

赛前集训控体重未影响摔跤运动员肠道菌群生物多样性和整体物种构成,但可以改变男性摔跤运动员肠道菌群中产丁酸盐菌属的相对丰度,整体表现为运动员肠道菌群对控体重过程较为适应。

     

裕固族血脂异常人群肠道菌群结构特征分析

探究生活在相同环境下的同一民族血脂异常人群与健康人群的肠道菌群差异,为血脂异常的精准预防和治疗提供参考。

收集甘肃肃南县裕固族血脂异常人群和健康人群粪便样本,提取细菌总DNA,通过16S rDNA高通量测序和生物信息学技术,分析2组人群肠道菌群的差异。

裕固族健康组人群肠道菌群分属26个门,73个纲,169个目,301个科,709个属,门水平上丰度＞1%的物种有4个,属水平上丰度＞1%的物种有22个。裕固族血脂异常组人群肠道菌群分属29个门,75个纲,280个目,304个科,702个属,门水平上丰度＞1%的物种有4个,属水平上丰度＞1%的物种有15个。裕固族血脂异常组人群肠道菌群与健康组间拟杆菌门、厚壁菌门、放线菌门水平以及F/B比值存在显著差异,Р＜0.05的差异物种有5个,Subdoligranulum、Christensenellaceae_R-7_group及Dialister与血脂水平呈负相关,Lachnoclostridium、Parasutterella与血脂水平呈正相关。

肃南县裕固族血脂异常组人群肠道菌群结构与健康组存在差异,为下一步关联分析肠道菌群与血脂异常及环境因素提供了基础数据。

     

不同程度颅脑疾病患者肠道菌群分析

检测不同程度颅脑疾病患者肠道菌群分布情况, 探讨患者肠道菌群分布与疾病的关系, 为该类患者的治疗提供参考。

通过MiSeq PE2x300 bp高通量测序技术对21例重度颅脑损伤患者(G1组, GCS≤8分)和14例轻度颅脑损伤患者(G2组, GCS > 8分)粪便样本中细菌的16S rRNA基因V3-V4可变区进行定性分析, 并对两组患者肠道菌群进行生物学分类比较、多样性分析和组间物种差异分析。

两组患者肠道菌群多样性差异无统计学意义(均P > 0.05)。G1组患者肠道厌氧球菌属(Anaerococcus)、埃希菌-志贺菌属(Escherichia-Shigella)、链球菌属(Streptococcus)、肠球菌属(Enterococcus)、棒状杆菌属(Corynebacterium)数量高于G2组(均P < 0.05)。

颅脑疾病患者肠道菌群紊乱, 其肠道菌群丰度及多样性显著下降, 有害菌数量升高, 有益菌数量下降。

     

舍得老酒对大鼠肠屏障功能及肠道菌群的影响

探究舍得老酒对大鼠肠屏障功能及其肠道菌群构成的影响。

将28只SPF级180～220 g SD雄性大鼠随机分为4组（n = 7）：对照组、乙醇组、舍得老酒1组及舍得老酒2组。分别灌胃生理盐水、酒精（7.6 mL/kg）及舍得老酒（3.8 mL/kg和7.6 mL/kg 2个剂量）,连续灌胃4周。检测结肠紧密连接蛋白mRNA表达水平,血清炎症相关分子水平;采用流式细胞仪检测脾脏免疫细胞水平;采用测序检测粪便肠道菌群构成。

乙醇组大鼠紧密连接蛋白mRNA表达水平较低,血清中的肿瘤坏死因子-α浓度较高,白介素10浓度较低,而舍得老酒2个剂量组均不同程度地改善了乙醇对大鼠肠屏障功能的不良反应。舍得老酒7.6 mL/kg剂量组可能通过降低CD4⁺ T细胞比例而减少炎症的发生。舍得老酒3.8 mL/kg组大鼠肠道菌群alpha多样性高于其他3组。4组大鼠肠道菌群组成具有一定差异,门水平上,乙醇组拟杆菌门相对丰度较其他组高,厚壁菌门与拟杆菌门比值（F/B）低于其他3组;属水平上,乙醇组Ruminiclostridium_6、Prevotella_9及Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group丰度较对照组增加,舍得老酒3.8 mL/kg组的接近对照组,乙醇组Lactobacillus丰度降低,舍得老酒3.8 mL/kg组Lactobacillus丰度增加。

低剂量组舍得老酒可改善大鼠肠屏障功能,并可通过增加肠道菌群丰度及多样性、抑制部分肠道致病菌的生长及增加有益菌,从而起到一定的调节肠道菌群的作用。

     

内毒素血症对新生鼠肠道菌群的影响

利用高通量测序技术分析内毒素血症新生鼠肠道菌群的变化, 探究肠道菌群与内毒素血症的关系, 为临床诊治提供思路。

复制新生大鼠内毒素损伤模型, 注射LPS后第24小时、第3天、第7天分别处死新生大鼠, 留取粪便并将对照组(C1组6只、C3组5只、C7组7只)和LPS组(L1组5只、L3组5只、L7组5只)按处死天数各分为3组。高通量测序分析各组间菌群多样性及相对丰度差异。

(1) Alpha多样性分析提示对照组和LPS组菌群多样性及丰度有显著差异, C3组较L3组Shannon指数均值小(t=-3.386 8, P=0.009 5), Simpson指数均值大(t=3.102 4, P=0.014 6);C7组较L7组Shannon指数均值大(t=2.459 4, P=0.033 7), Simpson指数均值小(t=-2.475 6, P=0.032 8)。(2)物种组成分析表明LPS组的菌群结构发生改变, 在门水平LPS组较对照组变形菌门相对丰度高, 厚壁菌门相对丰度低; 在属水平上LPS组较对照组埃希菌-志贺菌属相对丰度高, 乳杆菌属相对丰度低; 且随着天数的递增LPS组埃希菌-志贺菌属呈递增趋势, 红球菌属呈递减趋势。

内毒素血症可以改变新生鼠肠道菌群的组成, 并与肠道菌群失调有一定的关系。

     

沼泽红假单胞菌对健康小鼠肠道微生物的影响

探讨不同剂量沼泽红假单胞菌对健康小鼠生理功能及肠道微生物结构的影响。

将48只C57/BL6小鼠随机分为对照组(无菌生理盐水)以及沼泽红假单胞菌低剂量组(5×10⁸ CFU/mL)、中剂量组(5×10⁹ CFU/mL)、高剂量组(5×10¹⁰ CFU/mL), 每组12只; 不同剂量灌胃4周后, 测定小鼠胃泌素(Gas)、生长抑素(SS)含量, 观察肠道形态, 并应用Illumina-MiSeq测序平台进行16S rRNA基因V3-V4区测序, 分析其肠道微生物群落结构、多样性及组间差异。

与对照组相比, 低剂量组对促进小鼠Gas分泌差异具有统计学意义(t=6.426, P < 0.01), 高剂量组对抑制小鼠SS分泌差异具有统计学意义(t=3.711, P < 0.05);对照组小鼠回肠肠绒毛高度差异无统计学意义(P > 0.05), 且无肠道炎症刺激反应。沼泽红假单胞菌干预后细菌丰富度和多样性增加, 在门水平上, 与对照组相比, 实验组小鼠肠道菌群拟杆菌门丰度显著降低, 厚壁菌门丰度显著增加(均P < 0.05);在属水平上, 与对照组相比, 实验组小鼠肠道菌群Lachnospiraceae NK4A136 group、乳杆菌属、拟杆菌属、理研菌属和Prevotellaceae UCG-001相对丰度显著增加(均P < 0.05)。

沼泽红假单胞菌能够维持胃肠激素稳态和肠道形态结构, 且对健康小鼠肠道菌群的丰富度和组成产生一定的影响, 维持肠道平衡与稳定。

     

圈养食叶猴的肠道菌群特征

充分认识圈养食叶猴的肠道菌群组成特征, 为饲养管理方法的改进提供参考依据。

通过MiSeq高通量测序平台对3个物种的19个个体[黑叶猴(n=5)、川金丝猴(n=9)和西非黑白疣猴(n=5)]的肠道菌群16S rRNA V4-V5区进行测序和分析。

食叶猴肠道菌群以厚壁菌门和拟杆菌门为优势菌门, 瘤胃菌科、普氏菌科、理研菌科和毛螺菌科为优势菌科, 普氏菌属、密螺旋体属和瘤胃球菌属为优势菌属; 食叶猴物种间肠道菌群组成存在显著差异, 肠道菌群按照宿主物种聚类, 而不受环境因素的影响。

宿主物种是决定肠道微生物组成的重要因素, 食叶猴肠道菌群特征反映了宿主对其食性的适应。

     

适量饮酒对大鼠肠道菌群与血脂水平的影响及二者相关性

探究适量饮酒对大鼠肠道菌群和血脂水平的影响以及肠道菌群与血脂水平相关性。

28只雄性SD大鼠随机分为4组：对照组、乙醇组、低剂量白酒1组及低剂量白酒2组。分别灌胃生理盐水、酒精（1.83 g/kg）、白酒（1.83 g/kg和3.66 g/kg两个剂量）,连续灌胃30 d。检测大鼠血清高密度脂蛋白（HDL）、三酰甘油（TG）和总胆固醇（TC）水平,采用16S rDNA测序分析各组肠道菌群差异菌种并分析肠道菌群与血脂水平相关性。

实验表明适量饮用白酒组较乙醇组可降低大鼠血清TG和TC水平。16S rDNA测序分析显示适量饮酒组较乙醇组可增加肠道脱硫弧菌属（Desulfovibrio）、瘤胃球菌属（Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005）、罗氏菌属（Roseburia）、别样棒菌属（Allobaculum）及粪杆菌属（Faecalibaculum）相对丰度。其中Desulfovibrio与TG和TC水平呈负相关,Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005和Allobaculum与TC水平呈负相关,Roseburia与HDL水平呈负相关,Faecalibaculum与HDL、TG和TC水平均呈负相关。

适量饮酒可增加肠道菌群中与血脂水平成负相关的有益菌数量,从而对血脂代谢起到一定的改善作用。

     

类风湿性关节炎患者肠道真菌菌群特征

分析类风湿性关节炎(RA)患者肠道真菌菌群多样性变化。

纳入RA患者30例, 健康体检者31例。采用ITS2高通量测序法测定RA患者与健康体检者共61例粪便样本的真菌构成。通过Alpha与Beta多样性、t检验及LEfSe分析比较2组间的真菌物种组成及差异。

RA患者肠道中假丝酵母菌属(Candida)的丰度有所上升, 并富集节担菌属(Wallemia)、黄孢原毛平革菌属(Phanerochaete)、Suhomyces、弯颈霉属(Tolypocladium)、共球藻属(Trebouxia)、银耳属(Tremella)、Scolecostigmina属及帚枝霉属(Sarocladium)。

RA患者的肠道真菌菌群多样性没有发生显著改变, 但其菌群结构发生改变, 这些改变可能与RA的发生相关。

     

铁皮石斛多糖对高脂饮食小鼠肠黏膜结构及菌群的影响

为考察铁皮石斛多糖对高脂饮食小鼠肠黏膜屏障的影响,采用水提醇沉法提取铁皮石斛多糖,联合高脂饲料给予小鼠8周后观察肠黏膜结构及肠黏膜菌群的变化。结果显示高脂饮食显著破坏了肠黏膜结构,表现为肠黏膜萎缩,上皮细胞脱落并伴有炎性渗出,Corynebacterium_1及Staphylococcus等与感染及炎症相关的菌属大量增殖。铁皮石斛多糖对肠黏膜结构有较好的保护作用,并可减少Corynebacterium_1的丰度,同时提高肠黏膜共生菌Candidatus_Arthromitus的丰度,促进了Muribaculaceae、Bacteroides、Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group等碳水化合物代谢、短链脂肪酸产生相关菌的增殖。研究表明铁皮石斛多糖对肠黏膜屏障的保护作用或与其维持肠黏膜结构完整,调节肠黏膜菌群组成及促进碳水化合物代谢,生成短链脂肪酸有关。     

铁皮石斛多糖对高脂饮食小鼠肠黏膜结构及菌群的影响

为考察铁皮石斛多糖对高脂饮食小鼠肠黏膜屏障的影响,采用水提醇沉法提取铁皮石斛多糖,联合高脂饲料给予小鼠8周后观察肠黏膜结构及肠黏膜菌群的变化。结果显示高脂饮食显著破坏了肠黏膜结构,表现为肠黏膜萎缩,上皮细胞脱落并伴有炎性渗出,Corynebacterium_1及Staphylococcus等与感染及炎症相关的菌属大量增殖。铁皮石斛多糖对肠黏膜结构有较好的保护作用,并可减少Corynebacterium_1的丰度,同时提高肠黏膜共生菌Candidatus_Arthromitus的丰度,促进了Muribaculaceae、Bacteroides、Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group等碳水化合物代谢、短链脂肪酸产生相关菌的增殖。研究表明铁皮石斛多糖对肠黏膜屏障的保护作用或与其维持肠黏膜结构完整,调节肠黏膜菌群组成及促进碳水化合物代谢,生成短链脂肪酸有关。     

Cilostazol inhibits accumulation of triglyceride in aorta and platelet aggregation in cholesterol-fed rabbits

Cilostazol is clinically used for the treatment of ischemic symptoms in patients with chronic peripheral arterial obstruction and for the secondary prevention of brain infarction. Recently, it has been reported that cilostazol has preventive effects on atherogenesis and decreased serum triglyceride in rodent models. There are, however, few reports on the evaluation of cilostazol using atherosclerotic rabbits, which have similar lipid metabolism to humans, and are used for investigating the lipid content in aorta and platelet aggregation under conditions of hyperlipidemia. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of cilostazol on the atherosclerosis and platelet aggregation in rabbits fed a normal diet or a cholesterol-containing diet supplemented with or without cilostazol. We evaluated the effects of cilostazol on the atherogenesis by measuring serum and aortic lipid content, and the lesion area after a 10-week treatment and the effect on platelet aggregation after 1- and 10-week treatment. From the lipid analyses, cilostazol significantly reduced the total cholesterol, triglyceride and phospholipids in serum, and moreover, the triglyceride content in the atherosclerotic aorta. Cilostazol significantly reduced the intimal atherosclerotic area. Platelet aggregation was enhanced in cholesterol-fed rabbits. Cilostazol significantly inhibited the platelet aggregation in rabbits fed both a normal diet and a high cholesterol diet. Cilostazol showed anti-atherosclerotic and anti-platelet effects in cholesterol-fed rabbits possibly due to the improvement of lipid metabolism and the attenuation of platelet activation. The results suggest that cilostazol is useful for prevention and treatment of atherothrombotic diseases with the lipid abnormalities.     

Effects of a probiotic on the lipid metabolism of cocks fed on a cholesterol-enriched diet.

The effects of a probiotic (a mixture of Bacillus, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Clostridium, Saccharomyces and Candida) on the lipid metabolism, and caecal flora and metabolites of cocks were studied. The cholesterol level of the liver and serum was significantly decreased in the cocks fed on the cholesterol-enriched diet containing the probiotic. The distribution and frequency of occurrence of flora, and the chemical characteristics of the metabolites in the caecal content of the cocks were also affected by the inclusion of the probiotic in the basal and cholesterol-enriched diets. The Enterobacteriaceae species were significantly decreased in number, while the Bacillus, Streptococcus, Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus species were significantly increased. The presence of yeast was observed, and the ammonia level was significantly reduced. The pH value, however, was not affected. The concentration of short-chain fatty acids in the caecal content of the cocks fed on the cholesterol-enriched diet supplemented with the probiotic was increased. It is, therefore, suggested that the incorporation of a probiotic in the diet would improve the balance of the intestinal flora and metabolites. Furthermore, it would also suppress the serum and liver cholesterol levels of cocks fed on the cholesterol-enriched diet.     

强化玉米饮食对小鼠肠道菌群结构和功能的影响

【目的】采用高通量测序方法研究强化玉米饮食对小鼠肠道菌群结构的影响以及可提高宿主糖代谢相关菌群功能基因的分析。【方法】分别给予两组小鼠(各10只)常规饮食和强化玉米饮食(1/4的玉米粉加3/4的常规饮食成分),喂养10周,之后采集小鼠粪便样本,提取DNA,使用高通量测序仪进行宏基因组测序分析,比较两组小鼠肠道菌群和功能基因的差异。【结果】两组小鼠的终末体重没有明显差异。各样本DNA的测序有效率足够,肠道菌群的多样性存在一定差异。属放线菌门(Actinobacteria)的双歧杆菌(Bifidobacteriales)-B.pseudolongum分支和Coriobacteriia-Collinsella/Enterorhabdus分支的丰度在强化玉米饮食组的小鼠中显著升高,相应的宏基因组中涉及糖酵解和胆汁酸合成的一些酶和功能单元的含量也在强化玉米饮食组显著升高。【结论】强化玉米饮食可以提高肠道菌群中双歧杆菌等益生菌的丰度,增加宏基因组糖脂代谢相关基因和通路的含量,从而可能促进宿主的糖代谢功能。     

降胆固醇乳酸菌对高脂日粮大鼠肠道代谢产物及胆汁酸代谢的研究

通过对肥胖大鼠肠道代谢物改变的研究,揭示乳酸菌降低肥胖大鼠血清胆固醇的机制及对各代谢途径产生的影响。选取健康雄性5周龄SD大鼠并分为3组:饲喂低脂日粮的对照组(C),饲喂高脂日粮的高脂组(H),饲喂高脂日粮同时灌胃乳酸菌BX-1的乳酸菌组(BX-1)。通过气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)非靶向的方式测定各处理组大鼠粪便代谢产物的变化。灌胃乳酸菌BX-1可影响肥胖大鼠肠道代谢物,尤其可促进肥胖大鼠体内泛酸及多种糖代谢中间产物(醛糖、木糖、乳糖、核糖、鼠李糖、果糖)含量的增加。同时影响氨基酸代谢产物脯氨酸的大量增加,伴随焦谷氨酸和鸟氨酸的降低。BX-1还能促进高脂日粮大鼠肠道内不饱和脂肪酸十八烯酸的增加。BX-1对胆汁酸代谢物的影响较大,促进肥胖大鼠肠道内游离胆汁酸以及牛磺类结合胆汁酸的大量生成。胆固醇作为胆汁酸合成的前体物质,有助于血清胆固醇的降低。BX-1主要通过调节肥胖大鼠体内糖代谢、氨基酸代谢以及胆汁酸代谢来降低血清胆固醇含量。     

Decreased glutamate, glutamine and citrulline concentrations in plasma and muscle in endotoxemia cannot be reversed by glutamate or glutamine supplementation: a primary intestinal defect?

Endotoxemia affects intestinal physiology. A decrease of circulating citrulline concentration is considered as a reflection of the intestinal function. Citrulline can be produced in enterocytes notably from glutamate and glutamine. The aim of this work was to determine if glutamate, glutamine and citrulline concentrations in blood, intestine and muscle are decreased by endotoxemia, and if supplementation with glutamate or glutamine can restore normal concentrations. We induced endotoxemia in rats by an intraperitoneal injection of 0.3?mg?kg^?1 lipopolysaccharide (LPS). This led to a rapid anorexia, negative nitrogen balance and a transient increase of the circulating level of IL-6 and TNF-α. When compared with the values measured in pair fed (PF) animals, almost all circulating amino acids (AA) including citrulline decreased, suggesting a decrease of intestinal function. However, at D2 after LPS injection, most circulating AA concentrations were closed to the values recorded in the PF group. At that time, among AA, only glutamate, glutamine and citrulline were decreased in gastrocnemius muscle without change in intestinal mucosa. A supplementation with 4% monosodium glutamate (MSG) or an isomolar amount of glutamine failed to restore glutamate, glutamine and citrulline concentrations in plasma and muscle. However, MSG supplementation led to an accumulation of glutamate in the intestinal mucosa. In conclusion, endotoxemia rapidly but transiently decreased the circulating concentrations of almost all AA and more durably of glutamate, glutamine and citrulline in muscle. Supplementation with glutamate or glutamine failed to restore glutamate, glutamine and citrulline concentrations in plasma and muscles. The implication of a loss of the intestinal capacity for AA absorption and/or metabolism in endotoxemia (as judged from decreased citrulline plasma concentration) for explaining such results are discussed.     

Exploring the relationship between bacterial genera and lipid metabolism in bovine rumen

The rumen is characterised by a complex microbial ecosystem, which is particularly active in lipid metabolism. Several studies demonstrated a role of diet and breed on bacterial community profile, with the effect on metabolic pathways. Despite the knowledge achieved on metabolism and the bacterial profile, little is known about the relationship between individual bacteria and metabolic pathways. Therefore, a multivariate approach was used to search for possible relationships between bacteria and products of several pathways. The correlation between rumen bacterial community composition and rumen lipid metabolism was assessed in 40 beef steers (20 Maremmana and 20 Aubrac) reared with the same system and fed the same diet. A canonical discriminant analysis combined with a canonical correlation analysis (CCA) was performed to explore this correlation. The variables showing a Pearson correlation higher than 0.6 as absolute value and significant were retained for CCA considering the relationship of bacterial composition with several metabolic pathways. The results indicated that some bacterial genera could have significant impacts on the presence of several fatty acids. However, the relationship between genera and fatty acid changes according to the breed, demonstrating that the metabolic pathways change according to the host genetic background, related to breed evolution, although there is also an intra-breed genetic background which should not be ignored. In Maremmana, Succiniclasticum and Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group showed a high positive correlation with dimethylacetals (DMAs) DMA_C13:0, DMA_C14:0, DMA_C14:0iso, DMA_C15:0, DMA_C15:0iso, and DMA_C18:0. Prevotellaceae_UCG-003 correlates with C18:3c9c12c15 and C18:1t11, while Fibrobacter and Succiniclasticum correlate with C18:2c9t11 and Lachnospiraceae_NK3A20_group correlates with C18:1c12. Prevotellaceae_UCG-003, Ruminococcaceae_UCG-010, and Oribacterium showed a positive correlation with C13:0iso, and C17:0. Conversely, in Aubrac, Treponema_2 and Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group correlated with DMA_C14:0iso, DMA_C16:0iso, DMA_C17:0iso, while Ruminococcaceae_UCG-010, Christensenellaceae_R-7_group and Ruminococcaceae_NK4A214_group correlated with DMA_C18:1t11, DMA_C14:0, DMA_C18:1c12. Acetitomaculum correlated with C18:2c9c12, C18:1c12, C18:1c13, C18:1t12 and Lachnospiraceae_NK3A20_group with C18:1t6-8 and C18:1t9. Saccharofermentas, Ruminococcaceae_UCG-010 and Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group correlated with C18:2c9t11 while, Prevotellaceae_UCG-001 and Ruminococcus_1 correlated with C14:0iso, C15:0, C15:0iso, C17:0. Saccharofermentans, Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group, Ruminococcaceae_NK4A214_group, and Ruminococcaceae_UCG-010 correlated with C13:1c12 and C16:0iso. These results lead to hypothesise a possible association between several metabolic pathways and one or a few bacterial genera. If these associations are confirmed by further investigations that verify the causality of a bacterial genus with a particular metabolic process, it will be possible to deepen the knowledge on the activity of the rumen population in lipid metabolism. This approach appears to be a promising tool for uncovering the correlation between bacterial genera and products of rumen lipid metabolism.