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ArticleJournal of advanced research2025

New insights into the enteric methane production based on the archaeal genome atlas of ruminant gastrointestinal tract.

Yifan Tang, Xiaohan Liu, Senlin Zhu, Minghui Jia, Jian-Xin Liu, Hui-Zeng Sun

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Yifan TangKey Laboratory of Dairy Cow Genetic Improvement and Milk Quality Research of Zhejiang Province, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
Xiaohan LiuKey Laboratory of Dairy Cow Genetic Improvement and Milk Quality Research of Zhejiang Province, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
Senlin ZhuKey Laboratory of Dairy Cow Genetic Improvement and Milk Quality Research of Zhejiang Province, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
Minghui JiaKey Laboratory of Dairy Cow Genetic Improvement and Milk Quality Research of Zhejiang Province, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
Jian-Xin LiuKey Laboratory of Dairy Cow Genetic Improvement and Milk Quality Research of Zhejiang Province, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Ministry of Education Innovation Team of Development and Function of Animal Digestive System, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
Hui-Zeng SunKey Laboratory of Dairy Cow Genetic Improvement and Milk Quality Research of Zhejiang Province, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Ministry of Education Innovation Team of Development and Function of Animal Digestive System, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China. Electronic address: huizeng@zju.edu.cn.

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introductionAs one of the important components of ruminant gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbiome, archaea are involved in many biological processes, especially methanogenesis. In spite of being a well-recognised member of the mammalian gut microbiome, it remains poorly characterized, partly due to the lack of a unified reference genome catalog.

objectivesThis study aimed to construct a unified genome atlas that captures the wider diversity in archaea and is thus more appropriate for functional and taxonomic exploration of ruminant GIT archaea.

methodsWe collected archaeal genomes from public sources and new data of this study. We performed phylogenetic and functional genomics analysis, prophage identification based on the genomes. Using collected genomes as a reference, we conducted metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis on rumen fluid samples from 18 dairy cows, and investigated the correlation between rumen archaeal communities and methane (CH

resultsWe constructed the ruminant GIT archaeal genomes (RGAG) by compiling 405 strain-level (160 species) non-redundant archaeal genomes from more than 10 ruminant species. Investigating the functional heterogeneity and methanogenic structure within RGAG revealed that it possessed 1,124 (99.5%) unknown microbial biosynthetic gene clusters. A survey of RGAG-borne prophages identified 63 prophages with 122 host-beneficial genes and 18 auxiliary metabolic genes. The pipeline for both metagenomics and metatranscriptomics generated in the study revealed the roles of archaeal genomes under-assessed in general multi-omics analysis. The highly expressed genus Methanosphaera was negatively correlated with CH

conclusionA unified genome atlas of ruminant GIT archaea is constructed in the study. Our analyses revealed the advantages of metatranscriptomics over metagenomics in studying rumen archaeal communities and further demonstrated that the multifaceted functions of ruminant archaea remain undiscovered. Differences in rumen archaeal community structure among cattle with different CH

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ArchaeaGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGastrointestinal TractGenome, ArchaealMethaneRuminantsAnimalsCattleMetagenomicsPhylogenyRumenMethaneArchaeaFunctional genomicsMethaneProphageRuminant

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