Archaea are an understudied component of the human microbiome.In this study,the gut archaeome and bacteriome of 60 healthy adults from different region were analyzed by whole-genome shotgun sequencing.Archaea were ubi...Archaea are an understudied component of the human microbiome.In this study,the gut archaeome and bacteriome of 60 healthy adults from different region were analyzed by whole-genome shotgun sequencing.Archaea were ubiquitously found in a wide range of abundances,reaching up to 7.2%.The dominant archaeal phylum was Methanobacteriota,specifically the family Methanobacteriaceae,encompassing more than 50%of Archaea in 50 samples.The previously underestimated Thermoplasmatota,mostly composed of Methanomassiliicoccaceae,dominated in 10 subjects(>50%)and was present in all others except one.Halobacteriota,the sole other archaeal phylum,occurred in negligible concentration,except for two samples(4.6-4.8%).This finding confirmed that the human gut archaeome is primarily composed of methanogenic organisms and among the known methanogenic pathway:i)hydrogenotrophic reduction of CO_(2) is the predominant,being the genus Methanobrevibacter and the species Methanobrevibacter smithii the most abundant in the majority of the samples;ii)the second pathway,that involved Methanomassiliicoccales,was the hydrogenotrophic reduction of methyl-compounds;iii)dismutation of acetate or methyl-compounds seemed to be absent.Co-occurrence analysis allowed to unravel correlations between Archaea and Bacteria that shapes the overall structure of the microbial community,allowing to depict a clearer picture of the human gut archaeome.展开更多
基金partially funded by PIANO NAZIONALE DI RIPRESA E RESILIENZA(PNRR)-MISSIONE 4 COMPONENTE 2,“Dalla ricerca all’impresa”INVESTIMENTO 1.3,Creazione di“Partenariati estesi alle universita,ai centri di ricerca,alle aziende per il finanziamento di progetti di ricerca di base”,finanziato dall’Unione europea-NextGenerationEU”-Progetto identificato con codice PE00000019,Titolo“HEAL ITALIA”-Spoke 5-CUP E93C22001860006 Avviso MUR DD.341 del 15.03.2022.
文摘Archaea are an understudied component of the human microbiome.In this study,the gut archaeome and bacteriome of 60 healthy adults from different region were analyzed by whole-genome shotgun sequencing.Archaea were ubiquitously found in a wide range of abundances,reaching up to 7.2%.The dominant archaeal phylum was Methanobacteriota,specifically the family Methanobacteriaceae,encompassing more than 50%of Archaea in 50 samples.The previously underestimated Thermoplasmatota,mostly composed of Methanomassiliicoccaceae,dominated in 10 subjects(>50%)and was present in all others except one.Halobacteriota,the sole other archaeal phylum,occurred in negligible concentration,except for two samples(4.6-4.8%).This finding confirmed that the human gut archaeome is primarily composed of methanogenic organisms and among the known methanogenic pathway:i)hydrogenotrophic reduction of CO_(2) is the predominant,being the genus Methanobrevibacter and the species Methanobrevibacter smithii the most abundant in the majority of the samples;ii)the second pathway,that involved Methanomassiliicoccales,was the hydrogenotrophic reduction of methyl-compounds;iii)dismutation of acetate or methyl-compounds seemed to be absent.Co-occurrence analysis allowed to unravel correlations between Archaea and Bacteria that shapes the overall structure of the microbial community,allowing to depict a clearer picture of the human gut archaeome.
