扎龙盐碱湿地芦苇根际土的优势产甲烷途径分析

【背景】芦苇湿地是甲烷主要的排放源之一,产甲烷古菌是唯一产生大量甲烷的生物,而盐碱湿地芦苇根际土优势甲烷途径鲜有研究。【目的】调查扎龙低温盐碱湿地芦苇根际土中的优势产甲烷途径。【方法】通过16S rRNA基因扩增子测序,分析扎龙湿地芦苇生长季根际土壤深度0–20 cm的产甲烷古菌和细菌组成。用已知的产甲烷底物三甲胺、甲醇、乙酸和H₂/CO₂,以及高盐环境植物和细菌的相似相容物质——甜菜碱(被细菌还原成三甲胺)在pH 8.0培养获得芦苇根际土的产甲烷富集物。测定各种富集物的产甲烷速率鉴定芦苇根际土的优势产甲烷途径;测定甜菜碱富集物中的16S rRNA基因多样性,并用RT-qPCR定量优势细菌和古菌的物种组成,从而推测协同代谢甜菜碱产甲烷的细菌和古菌类群。【结果】扎龙盐碱湿地芦苇根际土含有氢营养型的甲烷杆菌属(Methanobacterium,36.42%)、偏好低氢的Rice Cluster Ⅱ (11.55%)、乙酸营养型的甲烷鬃菌属(Methanosaeta,11.29%)、甲基营养型的甲烷八叠球菌属(Methanosarcina,6.53...     

产甲烷条件下岩溶湿地沉积物中古菌群落的变化规律

【背景】桂林会仙湿地位于喀斯特峰丛洼地和峰丛平原的过渡区,主要由岩溶地下河补给,水质呈现富钙偏碱特征,是一处典型的岩溶湿地环境,湿地沉积物以厌氧环境为主,独特的环境特征使之成为研究新型厌氧微生物的理想场所。氢型产甲烷菌和乙酸型产甲烷菌是环境中有机质厌氧降解的重要参与者,但目前会仙湿地产甲烷菌生理生态功能的研究十分有限。【目的】揭示乙酸盐营养型产甲烷条件和氢气营养型产甲烷条件下岩溶湿地环境古菌群落结构的变化规律和产甲烷菌的主要类群,探讨岩溶环境古菌的功能和相互关系。【方法】以会仙岩溶湿地沉积物为研究材料,分别以乙酸盐和氢气为唯一能源物进行富集培养,结合未添加任何能源底物的对照处理,动态监测产甲烷通量,分别构建了3个共包含146条古菌16S rRNA基因全长序列的文库,以及3个共包含138条甲基辅酶M还原酶基因mcr A基因序列的文库,通过构建系统发育树比较分析不同产甲烷底物培养条件下典型岩溶湿地古菌群落的变化规律。【结果】从乙酸型和氢型产甲烷条件培养物顶空气中都检测到了几乎等浓度的甲烷产生,甲烷八叠球菌是mcr A文库中主要的古菌类群,其中包含了Methanosarcina属古菌、Zoige Cluster I (ZC-I)和ANME-2d Cluster (AD)类群古菌,以及两个相对独立且不包含任何参考序列的分支KT-I和KT-II,可能代表产甲烷菌的新类群;经过两种产甲烷条件的富集培养后,ZC-I、AD和KT-II类群古菌的序列数占比有较为显著的增加(45%–155%);深古菌(Bathyarchaeota)是所有古菌16Sr RNA基因文库的优势类群,序列占比为88%–100%,其中MCG-11亚群最为丰富,占所有深古菌的84%,并且在乙酸盐产甲烷条件下增加了17%。【结论】会仙湿地沉积物中蕴涵着丰富的新型古菌序列,沉积物中主要的氢型产甲烷菌和乙酸型产甲烷菌都来自甲烷八叠球菌目,深古菌在岩溶环境和乙酸型产甲烷条件下可能都发挥着重要的作用。     

典型煤层水微生物产甲烷潜力及其群落结构研究

内蒙古自治区二连盆地、海拉尔盆地是我国重要的煤层气产区,其中生物成因煤层气是煤层气的重要来源,但复杂物质转化产甲烷相关微生物群落结构及功能尚不清楚。【目的】研究煤层水中的微生物代谢挥发性脂肪酸产甲烷的生理特征及群落特征。【方法】以内蒙古自治区二连盆地和海拉尔盆地的四口煤层气井水作为接种物,分别添加乙酸钠、丙酸钠和丁酸钠厌氧培养;定期监测挥发性脂肪酸降解过程中甲烷和底物的变化趋势,应用高通量测序技术,分析原始煤层气井水及稳定期产甲烷菌液的微生物群落结构。【结果】除海拉尔盆地H303煤层气井微生物不能代谢丙酸外,其他样品均具备代谢乙酸、丙酸和丁酸产生甲烷的能力,其生理生态参数存在显著差异,产甲烷延滞期依次是乙酸<丁酸<丙酸;最大比产甲烷速率和底物转化效率依次是丙酸<乙酸<丁酸。富集培养后,古菌群落结构与煤层气井水的来源显著相关,二连盆地优势古菌为氢营养型产甲烷古菌Methanocalculus (相对丰度13.5%–63.4%)和复合营养型产甲烷古菌Methanosarcina (7.9%–51.3%),海拉尔盆地的优势古菌为氢营养型产甲烷古菌Methanobact...     

寺河矿煤地质产甲烷微生物菌群的保藏和产甲烷性能

【背景】煤地质产甲烷微生物菌群可以代谢煤基质产生甲烷,对于实现煤层气资源的再利用具有重要意义。【目的】检测产甲烷菌群在保藏过程中群落结构的动态变化以及在产气实验中甲烷气的生成情况,以验证保藏方法的可行性,同时为煤层气的微生物增产奠定基础。【方法】分别于不同温度条件下比较3种菌种保藏方法,即甘油/L-半胱氨酸法、富营养法和煤基-基础盐法。通过产气实验检测不同保藏条件下产甲烷菌群的活力。同时,采用454高通量测序技术测定16S r RNA基因序列,分析25°C条件下煤基-基础盐菌种保藏过程中微生物群落结构的变化。【结果】比较了9组菌种保藏方法,发现菌种最佳保藏条件为25°C的煤基-基础盐保藏。在该条件下保藏的产甲烷菌群活性最高,甲烷生成量最大。以无烟煤为碳源进行产气实验时甲烷生成量为12%-25%,而以褐煤为碳源时甲烷生成量可达24%-73%。在25°C的煤基-基础盐菌种保藏条件下,保藏初期细菌的主要优势菌为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas),而古菌的主要优势菌为甲烷八叠球菌属(Methanosarcina)。随着保藏时间的增加,细菌的群落结构变化显著,发酵细菌及产氢产乙酸细菌成为优势细菌,古菌的群落结构则相对稳定。【结论】菌种保藏的最佳条件为25°C的煤基-基础盐,保藏的产甲烷菌群能长期维持在较高的活性状态,具有较好的产甲烷能力。     

不同抑制剂对乙酸降解产甲烷及产甲烷菌群结构的影响

摘要:【目的】研究不同温度条件下的石油烃降解产甲烷菌系中是否存在乙酸互营氧化产甲烷代谢途径。【方法】以3个不同温度条件的正十六烷烃降解产甲烷菌系Y15(15℃)、M82(35℃)和SK(55℃)作为接种物,通过乙酸喂养实验、并添加乙酸营养型产甲烷古菌的选择性抑制剂NH4Cl和CH3F,结合末端限制性片段长度多态性(terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism,T-RFLP)和克隆文库技术,分析乙酸产甲烷潜力及产甲烷古菌群落的演替趋势,推测产甲烷代谢途径的变化趋势。【结果】无论是否添加NH4Cl和CH3 F,这3个菌系都可以利用乙酸生长并产生甲烷,但是添加NH4Cl和CH3 F后产甲烷延滞期增加,最大比甲烷增长速率降低;只添加乙酸后,3个不同温度的菌系的古菌群落主要由乙酸营养型产甲烷古菌甲烷鬃毛菌属(Methanosaeta)组成,其丰度分别为92.8±1.4%、97.3±2.4%和82.8±9.0%;当添加选择性抑制剂NH4Cl,3 个菌系中的Methanosaeta的丰度分别变为98.5±0.7%、87.4±4.8%和6.1±8.6%,中温菌系M82中氢营养型产甲烷古菌甲烷袋装菌属(Methanoculleus)的相对丰度增加到12. 6±4.0%,高温菌系SK中另一类氢营养型产甲烷古菌甲烷热杆菌属(Methanothermobacter)增至84.3±1.5%;当添加选择性抑制剂CH3 F,Methanosaeta丰度分别降至77.1 ± 14.5%,86.4±6.1%和35.8±7.8%,低温菌系Y15中的甲烷八叠球菌属(Methanosarcina)增高(15.7±21%),这类产甲烷古菌具有多种产甲烷代谢途径,M82中Methanoculleus丰度上升到13.6±13.1%,SK中Methanothermobacter丰度增大到48.5±11.2%。【结论】在低温条件下,菌系Y15可能主要通过乙酸裂解完成产甲烷代谢,在中高温条件下,菌系M82和SK中可能存在乙酸互营氧化产甲烷代谢途径,并且甲烷的产生分别通过不同种群的氢营养型产甲烷古菌来完成。     

高效降解纤维素产甲烷菌群的富集及其性质研究

以获得1组高效降解纤维素的产甲烷菌群为目的,以蔬菜厌氧消化液、糖蜜厌氧消化液和池塘沉积物底泥为菌株来源,55℃条件下,以滤纸为碳源进行继代培养,检测其甲烷含量,最终获得1组有效分解纤维素的产甲烷菌群。该菌群能够有效分解滤纸,相对分解率可达67.3%,培养7 d甲烷累积产量可达46.5%(体积分数),培养第3天羧甲基纤维素酶(CMC)活性最高值为26.3 U/mL。有机酸中乙酸产量最高,7 d累积量为2.7 g/L。基于16S rRNA基因扩增子高通量测序分析结果表明,细菌的多样性高于古菌。细菌菌群主要由Lutispora、好氧芽胞杆菌属(Aeribacillus)、解硫胺素杆菌属(Aneurinibacillus)、共生小杆菌属(Symbiobacterium)、梭菌属(Clostridium)等组成,其中Lutispora为优势菌群,占细菌总丰度的11.04%。古菌菌群主要包括甲烷嗜热杆菌属(Methanothermobacter)、甲烷丝状菌属(Methanothrix)、甲烷杆菌属(Methanobacterium)、甲烷螺菌(Methanospirillum)等,其中甲烷嗜热杆菌属为优势古菌菌群,占古菌总丰度的99.82%。这组高效降解纤维素的产甲烷菌群可通过多种微生物协同作用实现纤维素的降解和甲烷的产生。     

不同pH缓冲液对由乙酸产甲烷菌群结构的影响

【目的】研究不同p H缓冲液对乙酸产甲烷过程及对细菌和古菌群落结构的影响。【方法】分别添加磷酸盐(PB)、4-羟乙基哌嗪乙磺酸(HEPES)、哌嗪-1,4-二乙磺酸(PIPES)和Na HCO3/CO2缓冲液到乙酸产甲烷菌系中,定期监测甲烷产生趋势,到稳定期后收集菌体,进行16S rRNA基因的末端限制性片段多态性分析(T-RFLP)。【结果】发现PB组的乙酸产甲烷菌系延滞期约为40d,显著高于其他组的20-24 d(P0.05);Na HCO3/CO2组乙酸转化为甲烷的比例为(88.3±0.5)%,显著高于其他组的77%-81%(P0.05);不同缓冲液组的最大甲烷比生长速率为0.46-0.57 d-1(P0.05);Na HCO3/CO2组的细菌群落变化最明显,主要是未培养细菌(unclassified bacteria)、螺旋菌科细菌(Spirochaetaceae)和未培养WWE1类群的丰度较其他组分别增加到(15.5±9.4)%、(7.3±4.6)%和(17.6±6.3)%,而互养菌科(Synergistaceae)的细菌丰度降低到(8.9±8.1)%。AC+PB组中的古菌类群发生了明显变化,以竹节状甲烷鬃毛菌(Methanosaeta harundinacea)相关的产甲烷古菌占主导(97±2%),而在HEPES、PIPES和Na HCO3/CO2组和不加缓冲液组中同时存在两类乙酸营养型产甲烷古菌M.harundinacea和联合鬃毛甲烷菌(Methanosaeta concilii),以及属于甲烷杆菌目(Methanobacteriales)的氢营养型产甲烷古菌。【结论】在乙酸产甲烷菌系中加入PB增加了甲烷产生的延滞期,加入Na HCO3/CO2增加了甲烷产量,但是添加p H缓冲液不会影响到菌系的最大甲烷比生长速率。加入PB和Na HCO3/CO2都会显著改变微生物的菌群结构。这些研究为设计适宜的产甲烷菌系生长条件提供了参考。     

人肠道梭菌和甲烷马赛球菌协同代谢甜菜碱和胆碱产甲烷研究

【目的】根据人肠道富含胆碱和甜菜碱,同时肠道微生物组中具有裂解胆碱和还原甜菜碱产三甲胺的细菌,以及利用三甲胺产甲烷的古菌,本研究探讨肠道细菌与古菌协同代谢甜菜碱和胆碱产甲烷的可能性。【方法】调查不同年龄段人群粪便中的16S rRNA基因多样性,分析肠道中古菌的菌群组成;利用定量PCR(quantitativePCR,qPCR)定量甲烷马赛球菌(Methanomassiliicoccus)特异的甲醇甲基转移酶基因mtaB和甲烷八叠球菌(Methanosarcina)及细菌的16SrRNA基因拷贝数,分析肠道中甲基营养型产甲烷古菌及总细菌的含量;宏基因组组装基因组(metagenome-assembled genomes, MAGs)分析携带甜菜碱还原酶基因grdH和胆碱裂解酶基因cutC的细菌组成。从粪便中分离代谢甜菜碱及胆碱产生三甲胺的细菌,并与分离自人肠道的甲烷马赛球菌构建共培养物,测定其协同转化甜菜碱和胆碱产甲烷的能力。【结果】年轻人粪便中含有甲烷杆菌科(Methanobacteriaceae,82.16%)的甲烷短杆菌属(Methanobrevibacter,49.18%)和甲烷...     

不同成熟度煤样产甲烷潜力

摘要:【目的】评估不同类型煤炭生物降解转化为甲烷的潜力,研究原位煤层的微生物群落结构特征。【方法】分别在原位模拟、补加烃降解产甲烷菌系和补加碳源下厌氧培养煤样,利用气相色谱监测甲烷产生趋势,及高通量测序技术研究原位煤层的细菌和古菌群落。【结果】10个样品中有3个高成熟度煤样可以被厌氧降解转化为甲烷。通过生物强化和添加外源底物可以促进HF煤样的产甲烷潜力。其中SL 煤样中的古菌类群主要是氢营养型产甲烷菌Methanoculleus和乙酸营养型产甲烷菌Methanosaeta为主,细菌类群主要 属于Firmicutes(54.4%)、Proteobacteria(30.9%)、未培养微生物(10.8%)、Caldiserica(1.5%)及Thermotogae(1.3%)。【结论】不同成熟度煤样降解产气潜力不同,在部分原位煤层中可能存在参与烃降解与甲烷产生的功能菌。     

从宏基因组推测扎龙湿地未培养甲烷古菌Rice Cluster II的代谢途径与可能的盐碱适应性

【背景】湿地是重要的甲烷排放源,因为其中栖息着各种产甲烷古菌。已知未培养甲烷古菌Rice Cluster Ⅱ (RCⅡ)类群广泛分布于低温酸性和北方泥炭藓湿地、淡水湿地及草本沼泽等环境,但它们在低温盐碱湿地中的分布及代谢途径尚未知。【目的】分析扎龙盐碱湿地未培养甲烷古菌RCⅡ类群的多样性、推测产甲烷代谢途径及其潜在的盐碱适应机制。【方法】16S rRNA基因扩增子测序分析扎龙湿地土壤中甲烷古菌群组成;构建16S rRNA基因克隆文库分析扎龙湿地土壤RCⅡ的多样性;宏基因组分析推测RCⅡ古菌编码的产甲烷途径及与耐盐碱相关物质的合成基因。【结果】16SrRNA基因高通量测序发现未培养甲烷古菌的RCⅡ类群占扎龙盐碱湿地总甲烷古菌的13.280%±0.019%;系统发育学分析表明该湿地的RCⅡ由3个分支组成;宏基因组分析组装了2个优势的未培养RCⅡ的基因组,均含完整的氢还原二氧化碳产甲烷途径的基因,并编码海藻糖的转运与合成基因。【结论】扎龙盐碱湿地土壤富含未培养RCⅡ甲烷古菌,推测它们通过氢还原二氧化碳产甲烷,利用细胞内高的海藻糖适应盐碱环境。     

Acetate Oxidation Is the Dominant Methanogenic Pathway from Acetate in the Absence of Methanosaetaceae

The oxidation of acetate to hydrogen, and the subsequent conversion of hydrogen and carbon dioxide to methane, has been regarded largely as a niche mechanism occurring at high temperatures or under inhibitory conditions. In this study, 13 anaerobic reactors and sediment from a temperate anaerobic lake were surveyed for their dominant methanogenic population by using fluorescent in situ hybridization and for the degree of acetate oxidation relative to aceticlastic conversion by using radiolabeled [2-¹⁴C]acetate in batch incubations. When Methanosaetaceae were not present, acetate oxidation was the dominant methanogenic pathway. Aceticlastic conversion was observed only in the presence of Methanosaetaceae.     

Global co-occurrence of methanogenic archaea and methanotrophic bacteria in Microcystis aggregates

Global warming and eutrophication contribute to the worldwide increase in cyanobacterial blooms, and the level of cyanobacterial biomass is strongly associated with rises in methane emissions from surface lake waters. Hence, methane-metabolizing microorganisms may be important for modulating carbon flow in cyanobacterial blooms. Here, we surveyed methanogenic and methanotrophic communities associated with floating Microcystis aggregates in 10 lakes spanning four continents, through sequencing of 16S rRNA and functional marker genes. Methanogenic archaea (mainly Methanoregula and Methanosaeta) were detectable in 5 of the 10 lakes and constituted the majority (~50%–90%) of the archaeal community in these lakes. Three of the 10 lakes contained relatively more abundant methanotrophs than the other seven lakes, with the methanotrophic genera Methyloparacoccus, Crenothrix, and an uncultured species related to Methylobacter dominating and nearly exclusively found in each of those three lakes. These three are among the five lakes in which methanogens were observed. Operational taxonomic unit (OTU) richness and abundance of methanotrophs were strongly positively correlated with those of methanogens, suggesting that their activities may be coupled. These Microcystis-aggregate-associated methanotrophs may be responsible for a hitherto overlooked sink for methane in surface freshwaters, and their co-occurrence with methanogens sheds light on the methane cycle in cyanobacterial aggregates.     

基于高通量测序的花马盐湖原核微生物及其耐盐基因

【目的】揭示陕北花马盐湖沉积物原核微生物群落组成,并分析其潜在的耐盐功能基因。【方法】构建盐湖沉积物宏基因组16S r RNA文库和fosmid文库,利用Illumina HiSeq高通量测序及生物信息技术分析细菌古菌群落组成和耐盐菌株(5-5)外源宏基因组的潜在耐盐基因。【结果】获得18978条有效的16Sr RNA序列,共5221个OTUs,包括23个门,155个属,其中广古菌门(Euryarchaeota)和变形菌门(Proteobacteria)为优势菌门,盐杆状菌属(Halorhabdus)、盐红菌属(Halorubrum)及假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)等16个属为优势属,以及嗜盐单胞菌属(Halomonas)、冷弯菌属(Psychroflexus)及不动细菌属(Acinetobacter)等139个属为非优势属。从4126个fosmid文库菌株中筛选出37株耐盐菌株,其中菌株5-5、2E4和2F4对不同浓度的NaCl、CuSO_4、ZnSO_4及CdSO_4具有耐受性,从5-5的外源宏基因组序列中获得61个Unigene,其中12个Unigene的同源基因编码的蛋白质如无机焦磷酸酶、转座酶、亚碲酸钾抗性蛋白及钙调蛋白等广泛参与其他生物的耐盐逆境。【结论】盐湖沉积物中蕴藏着丰富多样的细菌古菌类群以及潜在耐盐功能基因资源。     

Methyl-compounds driven benthic carbon cycling in the sulfate-reducing sediments of South China Sea

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas; methane production and consumption within seafloor sediments has generated intense interest. Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) and methanogenesis (MOG) primarily occur at the depth of the sulfate–methane transition zone or underlying sediment respectively. Methanogenesis can also occur in the sulfate-reducing sediments through the utilization of non-competitive methylated compounds; however, the occurrence and importance of this process are not fully understood. Here, we combined a variety of data, including geochemical measurements, rate measurements and molecular analyses to demonstrate the presence of a cryptic methane cycle in sulfate-reducing sediments from the continental shelf of the northern South China Sea. The abundance of methanogenic substrates as well as the high MOG rates from methylated compounds indicated that methylotrophic methanogenesis was the dominant methanogenic pathway; this conclusion was further supported by the presence of the methylotrophic genus Methanococcoides. High potential rates of AOM were observed in the sediments, indicating that methane produced in situ could be oxidized simultaneously by AOM, presumably by ANME-2a/b as indicated by 16S rRNA gene analysis. A significant correlation between the relative abundance of methanogens and methanotrophs was observed over sediment depth, indicating that methylotrophic methanogenesis could potentially fuel AOM in this environment. In addition, higher potential rates of AOM than sulfate reduction rates at in situ methane conditions were observed, making alternative electron acceptors important to support AOM in sulfate-reducing sediment. AOM rates were stimulated by the addition of Fe/Mn oxides, suggesting AOM could be partially coupled to metal oxide reduction. These results suggest that methyl-compounds driven methane production drives a cryptic methane cycling and fuels AOM coupled to the reduction of sulfate and other electron acceptors.     

青海湖与中国内陆盐湖古菌群落组成的比较

【目的】本研究旨在全面揭示中国最大的内陆咸水湖——青海湖的古菌群落结构,并对青海湖与盐湖的古菌多样性及群落结构进行比较。【方法】随机选取了青海省的茶卡盐湖、陕西省的花马池盐湖和苟池盐湖以及山西省的运城盐湖作为盐湖组。青海湖与盐湖组每个湖泊各采取5个样品,采用针对16S rRNA基因的高通量测序技术分析5个湖泊中的古菌群落组成。【结果】研究发现,青海湖的优势菌群为DHVEG-6_norank、Methanomicrobia_unclassified、Methanobacterium(甲烷细菌属)、Methanolobus(甲烷叶菌属)、Candidatus_Methanomethylophilus、Miscellaneous_Euryarchaeotic_Group(MEG)_norank、AMOS1A-4113-D04_norank、Methanosarcina(甲烷八叠球菌属)、Miscellaneous_Crenarchaeotic_Group_norank。其中,DHVEG-6_norank(70.46%)占绝对优势,但该类群在盐湖中含量极少。4个盐湖的共有优势属为Halonotius、Halorubrum(盐红菌属)、Natronomonas(嗜盐碱单孢菌属)、Halobellus和Haloarcula(盐盒菌属)。对于青海湖与盐湖之间的古菌群落多样性,影响最大的因素为湖水的矿化度,矿化度与5个湖泊的古菌多样性呈负相关,矿化度较低的青海湖群落组成与其他4个盐湖差异显著,无共同优势菌;其次为pH,pH与湖泊中古菌群落多样性呈微弱正相关,小幅度影响到某些菌属的丰度;而本文研究范围内的海拔与其群落结构及多样性没有明显相关性。【结论】青海湖与其他4个盐湖之间的群落结构及多样性有显著差异,矿化度对古菌群落多样性具有显著影响。另,本次测序发现5个湖泊中均有大量未分类的古菌,应为潜在的新种。     

芦岭煤田微生物群落结构和生物成因气的产甲烷类型研究

【目的】揭示芦岭煤田微生物群落组成,并分析其潜在的产甲烷类型及产甲烷途径。【方法】采集芦岭煤田的煤层气样品和产出水样品,分别分析样品的地球化学性质特征;利用Illumina HiSeq高通量测序技术分析产出水中的微生物群落结构;采用添加不同底物的厌氧培养实验进一步证实芦岭煤田生物成因气的产甲烷类型。【结果】该地区煤层气为生物成因和热成因的混合成因气;古菌16S rRNA基因分析表明在产出水中含有乙酸营养型、氢营养型和甲基营养型的产甲烷菌。丰度较高的细菌具有降解煤中芳香族和纤维素衍生化合物的潜力。厌氧富集培养结果表明,添加乙酸盐、甲酸盐、H2+CO2为底物的矿井水样均有明显的甲烷产生。【结论】芦岭煤田具有丰富的生物多样性,该地区同时存在三种产甲烷类型。本研究为利用微生物技术提高煤层气的采收率,实现煤层气的可持续开采提供科学依据。     

Syntrophic interactions among anode respiring bacteria (ARB) and Non‐ARB in a biofilm anode: electron balances

We demonstrate that the coulombic efficiency (CE) of a microbial electrolytic cell (MEC) fueled with a fermentable substrate, ethanol, depended on the interactions among anode respiring bacteria (ARB) and other groups of micro‐organisms, particularly fermenters and methanogens. When we allowed methanogenesis, we obtained a CE of 60%, and 26% of the electrons were lost as methane. The only methanogenic genus detected by quantitative real‐time PCR was the hydrogenotrophic genus, Methanobacteriales, which presumably consumed all the hydrogen produced during ethanol fermentation (～30% of total electrons). We did not detect acetoclastic methanogenic genera, indicating that acetate‐oxidizing ARB out‐competed acetoclastic methanogens. Current production and methane formation increased in parallel, suggesting a syntrophic interaction between methanogens and acetate‐consuming ARB. When we inhibited methanogenesis with 50 mM 2‐bromoethane sulfonic acid (BES), the CE increased to 84%, and methane was not produced. With no methanogenesis, the electrons from hydrogen were converted to electrical current, either directly by the ARB or channeled to acetate through homo‐acetogenesis. This illustrates the key role of competition among the various H₂ scavengers and that, when the hydrogen‐consuming methanogens were present, they out‐competed the other groups. These findings also demonstrate the importance of a three‐way syntrophic relationship among fermenters, acetate‐consuming ARB, and a H₂ consumer during the utilization of a fermentable substrate. To obtain high coulombic efficiencies with fermentable substrates in a mixed population, methanogens must be suppressed to promote new interactions at the anode that ultimately channel the electrons from hydrogen to current. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2009;103: 513–523. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Methanogenesis in thermophilic biogas reactors

Methanogenesis in thermophilic biogas reactors fed with different wastes is examined. The specific methanogenic activity with acetate or hydrogen as substrate reflected the organic loading of the specific reactor examined. Increasing the loading of thermophilic reactors stabilized the process as indicated by a lower concentration of volatile fatty acids in the effluent from the reactors. The specific methanogenic activity in a thermophilic pilot-plant biogas reactor fed with a mixture of cow and pig manure reflected the stability of the reactor. The numbers of methanogens counted by the most probable number (MPN) technique with acetate or hydrogen as substrate were further found to vary depending on the loading rate and the stability of the reactor. The numbers of methanogens counted with antibody probes in one of the reactor samples was 10 times lower for the hydrogen-utilizing methanogens compared to the counts using the MPN technique, indicating that other non-reacting methanogens were present. Methanogens that reacted with the probe againstMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicum were the most numerous in this reactor. For the acetate-utilizing methanogens, the numbers counted with the antibody probes were more than a factor of 10 higher than the numbers found by MPN. The majority of acetate utilizing methanogens in the reactor wereMethanosarcina spp. single cells, which is a difficult form of the organism to cultivatein vitro. No reactions were observed with antibody probes raised againstMethanothrix soehngenii orMethanothrix CALS-1 in any of the thermophilic biogas reactors examined. Studies using 2-¹⁴C-labeled acetate showed that at high concentrations (more than approx. 1 mM) acetate was metabolized via the aceticlastic pathway, transforming the methyl-group of acetate into methane. When the concentration of acetate was less than approx. 1 mM, most of the acetate was oxidized via a two-step mechanism (syntrophic acetate oxidation) involving one organism oxidizing acetate into hydrogen and carbon dioxide and a hydrogen-utilizing methanogen forming the products of the first microorganism into methane. In thermophilic biogas reactors, acetate oxidizing cultures occupied the niche ofMethanothrix species, aceticlastic methanogens which dominate at low acetate concentrations in mesophilic systems. Normally, thermophilic biogas reactors are operated at temperatures from 52 to 56° C. Experiments using biogas reactors fed with cow manure showed that the same biogas yield found at 55° C could be obtained at 61° C after a long adaptation period. However, propionate degradation was inhibited by increasing the temperature.