Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41472852›Full record

ArticleiMeta2025

Metagenomics and digital cell modeling facilitate targeted high-throughput sorting of anaerobic hydrogen-producing microorganisms.

Jianfeng Liu, Wei Xing, Xingyang Zhang, Nengyao Xu, Ran Xu, Junsha Gong, Jia Zhang, Fengai Yang, Shuang Gao, Yanan Hou and 6 more

Abstract readLetter
In one paragraph

Article in iMeta, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Bridging the gap:Gut microbes · 2026
    Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Jianfeng LiuKey Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
Wei XingNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.
Xingyang ZhangNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.
Nengyao XuNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.
Ran XuNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.
Junsha GongNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.
Jia ZhangNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.
Fengai YangNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.
Shuang GaoNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.
Yanan HouNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.
Yongping ShanKey Laboratory of Environmental Nanotechnology and Health Effects, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
Bin LiuKey Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
Qianqian YuanNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.
Aijie WangSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen China.
Nanqi RenNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.
Cong HuangNational Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8245-7749

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study proposes a novel strategy that prioritizes functional recognition, followed by targeted high-throughput sorting, to enable the comprehensive, rapid, and efficient acquisition of target microorganisms. Using metagenomic sequencing and binning analysis, we identified 215 potential anaerobic hydrogen-producing strains from 12 large-scale biogas samples. Digital cell models were subsequently constructed from metagenome-assembled genomes, which guided the design of 14 selective culture media for enriching these hydrogen-producing bacteria. Flow cytometry-based high-throughput sorting successfully isolated 81 potential anaerobic hydrogen-producing strains, achieving a target acquisition rate above 37% and a survival rate exceeding 70%. This method holds broad potential for the discovery and sorting of functional microorganisms across diverse environments and may ultimately facilitate the development of synthetic microbiomes for industrial applications.

Identifiers

PMID41472852
PMCPMC12747558

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.