中国农业科学 ›› 2026, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (20): 4642-4654.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2026.20.016

• 专题:农食系统低碳转型与反刍动物甲烷减排的理论、技术与实践 • 上一篇    下一篇

反刍动物瘤胃产氢微生物构成及其对甲烷生成的调控

贾鹏1(), 夏东1, 苏衍菁2, 姜雪元1, 韦子海2, 雷胡龙1, 康金国3, 焦崇1(), 陆乃升1()   

  1. 1 上海市农业科学院畜牧兽医研究所, 上海 201106
    2 光明牧业有限公司, 农业农村部南方奶牛遗传改良重点实验室, 上海 200436
    3 上海市浦东新区农业广播电视学校, 上海 201299
  • 收稿日期:2025-08-06 接受日期:2025-10-30 出版日期:2026-10-16 发布日期:2026-10-21
  • 通信作者:
    焦崇,E-mail:。
    陆乃升,E-mail:
  • 联系方式: 贾鹏,E-mail:jiazhenpeng123123@163.com。
  • 基金资助:
    上海市农业科技创新项目(K2024-02-08-00-12-F00023); 上海市自然科学基金(24ZR1462000); 上海市农业科学院新进博士2025-2026年度揭榜挂帅项目(BS25017)

Composition of Hydrogen-Producing Microorganisms in the Rumen of Ruminants and Their Regulation on Methanogenesis

JIA Peng1(), XIA Dong1, SU YanJing2, JIANG XueYuan1, WEI ZiHai2, LEI HuLong1, KANG JinGuo3, JIAO Chong1(), LU NaiSheng1()   

  1. 1 Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201106
    2 Bright Farming Co. Ltd./ Key Laboratory of Dairy Cattles Genetic Improvement in Southern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai 200436
    3 Shanghai Pudong New Area Livestock and Aquaculture Products Technology Promotion Center, Shanghai 201299
  • Received:2025-08-06 Accepted:2025-10-30 Published:2026-10-16 Online:2026-10-21

摘要:

甲烷(CH4)为全球第二大温室气体,因其短期增温效应强,对全球气候快速变暖具有显著贡献。近年来,全球大气CH4浓度持续攀升,2024年较工业革命前增长了1.6倍。CH4排放导致的全球变暖,威胁了全人类的生存环境与身体健康,每吨CH4排放的社会成本高达数千美元。反刍动物养殖是农业领域主要的人为CH4排放源之一,其CH4减排至关重要。反刍动物排放的CH4主要由瘤胃微生物通过氢营养途径、甲基营养途径和乙酸裂解途径生成,其中利用氢气(H2)还原二氧化碳(CO2)生成CH4的氢营养途径占主导地位。所以H2是瘤胃产CH4过程至关重要的前体物质,合理地减少或消耗瘤胃微生物发酵过程中的H2产量,是最直接的CH4减排策略。H2由各类产氢微生物(原虫、细菌、真菌)生成,其中原虫以全毛类为主,细菌以Firmicutes门的Clostridia纲为优势菌群,部分真菌也可产氢。原虫、细菌、真菌通过瘤胃碳水化合物发酵生成挥发性脂肪酸的过程生成H2,然而其产氢能力存在差异。具体而言,原虫的产氢能力与体长、体内氢酶体的数量等因素有关,其中全毛类原虫和大型原虫为高产氢菌群;细菌则与其介导的产氢途径有关,其中可产生乙酸及H2的细菌产氢能力较高;真菌报道较少。上述高产氢微生物可作为减少H2向产CH4途径传递,促进CH4减排的关键靶点。尽管产氢微生物的产氢能力存在差异,但多需体内氢化酶参与产氢途径,产氢微生物体内的氢化酶能利用瘤胃发酵过程中产生的还原型烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸(NADH)和还原型铁氧还蛋白(Fdred),还原H+生成H2。此外,产氢微生物的产氢途径受微生物群落组成、饲粮营养结构、功能性添加剂的影响,可分别通过调控瘤胃产氢发酵类型、氢分压及氢化酶的表达、产氢微生物的活性影响产氢效率。可基于此产氢特征,减少产氢微生物的H2产量,促进CH4减排:可优化瘤胃产氢微生物的群落组成,促进低产氢微生物主导瘤胃发酵,如饲喂枯草芽孢杆菌;也可调控产氢微生物体内氢化酶的表达,如通过饲粮营养调控实现;还可直接抑制产氢微生物的活性,如在饲粮中添加单宁、中药复方等。在维持瘤胃正常氢分压的基础上,减少用以产CH4的H2产量,是有效的CH4减排策略。文章就瘤胃内产氢微生物的种类及产氢特征进行综述,为从源头上制定CH4减排措施提供理论依据。

关键词: 反刍动物, 甲烷, 瘤胃, 产氢微生物, 甲烷减排

Abstract:

Methane (CH4) is the second most significant greenhouse gas globally, yet due to its potent short-term warming effect, it has a pronounced impact on near-term global climate warming. In recent years, atmospheric CH4 concentrations have continued to rise, reaching 1.6 times pre-industrial levels by 2024. CH4 emissions contribute to global warming, threatening human living environments and health, with the social cost of each ton of CH4 emissions amounting to thousands of dollars. Ruminants represent one of the primary anthropogenic sources of CH4 emissions in the agricultural sector, making their CH4 mitigation crucial. The CH4 emitted by ruminants is predominantly generated by rumen microorganisms through hydrogenotrophic, methylotrophic, and acetate-cleavage pathways, with the hydrogenotrophic pathway, where hydrogen (H2) reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) to form CH4, which dominates the process. Consequently, H2 serves as a critical precursor in rumen CH4 production, and appropriately reducing or consuming H2 production during rumen microbial fermentation represents the most direct strategy for CH4 mitigation. H2 is produced by various H2-producing microorganisms (protozoa, bacteria, and fungi), with protozoa primarily consisting of holotrichs, bacteria dominated by Clostridia within the Firmicutes phylum, and certain fungi also capable of H2 production. Protozoa, bacteria, and fungi generate H2 during the fermentation of rumen carbohydrates to produce volatile fatty acids. The H2-producing capacities vary among different H2-producing microorganisms. Specifically, the H2-producing ability of protozoa is related to factors, such as body length and the number of hydrogenosomes, with holotrich protozoa and large protozoa being high-H2-producing groups. For bacteria, their H2-producing capacity is associated with the H2-producing pathways they mediate, with acetate- and H2-producing bacteria showing relatively high H2-producing abilities. There are relatively few reports on fungi. The aforementioned high-H2-producing microorganisms can serve as important targets for reducing the transfer of H2 to methanogenic pathways and promoting CH4 mitigation. Although there are differences in the H2-producing capacities of various H2-producing microorganisms, most of their H2-producing pathways require the participation of hydrogenases. Hydrogenases can utilize reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and reduced ferredoxin (Fdred) generated during rumen fermentation to reduce H+ and produce H2. In addition, the H2-producing pathways of H2-producing microorganisms are influenced by the composition of the microbial community, the nutritional structure of the diet, and functional additives. These factors affect H2 production efficiency by regulating the rumen H2-producing fermentation pattern, hydrogen partial pressure, and the expression of hydrogenase in vivo, as well as the activity of H2-producing microorganisms. Based on these hydrogen production characteristics, H2 production by H2-producing microorganisms can be reduced to promote CH4 mitigation: the community composition of rumen H2-producing microorganisms can be optimized to promote low-H2-producing microorganisms dominating rumen fermentation, such as feeding Bacillus subtilis; the expression of hydrogenase in H2-producing microorganisms can also be regulated, for example, through dietary nutrient regulation; additionally, the activity of H2-producing microorganisms can be directly inhibited, such as by adding plant extracts like tannins or traditional Chinese medicine formulas to the diet. This review summarized the types and characteristics of H2-producing microorganisms in the rumen, providing a theoretical basis for developing CH4 mitigation strategies at the source.

Key words: ruminants, methane, rumen, hydrogen-producing microorganisms, methane mitigation