Microbial assemblages and methanogenesis pathways impact methane production and foaming in manure deep-pit storages.

Foam accumulation in swine manure deep-pits has been linked to explosions and flash fires that pose devastating threats to humans and livestock. It is clear that methane accumulation within these pits is the fuel for the fire; it is not understood what microbial drivers cause the accumulation and st...

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Autores principales: Fan Yang, Daniel S Andersen, Steven Trabue, Angela D Kent, Laura M Pepple, Richard S Gates, Adina S Howe
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5a23a90f28e34f5b8e5d20b7fe7c5a202021-12-02T20:18:48ZMicrobial assemblages and methanogenesis pathways impact methane production and foaming in manure deep-pit storages.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0254730https://doaj.org/article/5a23a90f28e34f5b8e5d20b7fe7c5a202021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254730https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Foam accumulation in swine manure deep-pits has been linked to explosions and flash fires that pose devastating threats to humans and livestock. It is clear that methane accumulation within these pits is the fuel for the fire; it is not understood what microbial drivers cause the accumulation and stabilization of methane. Here, we conducted a 13-month field study to survey the physical, chemical, and biological changes of pit-manure across 46 farms in Iowa. Our results showed that an increased methane production rate was associated with less digestible feed ingredients, suggesting that diet influences the storage pit's microbiome. Targeted sequencing of the bacterial 16S rRNA and archaeal mcrA genes was used to identify microbial communities' role and influence. We found that microbial communities in foaming and non-foaming manure were significantly different, and that the bacterial communities of foaming manure were more stable than those of non-foaming manure. Foaming manure methanogen communities were enriched with uncharacterized methanogens whose presence strongly correlated with high methane production rates. We also observed strong correlations between feed ration, manure characteristics, and the relative abundance of specific taxa, suggesting that manure foaming is linked to microbial community assemblage driven by efficient free long-chain fatty acid degradation by hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis.Fan YangDaniel S AndersenSteven TrabueAngela D KentLaura M PeppleRichard S GatesAdina S HowePublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0254730 (2021)
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Fan Yang
Daniel S Andersen
Steven Trabue
Angela D Kent
Laura M Pepple
Richard S Gates
Adina S Howe
Microbial assemblages and methanogenesis pathways impact methane production and foaming in manure deep-pit storages.
description Foam accumulation in swine manure deep-pits has been linked to explosions and flash fires that pose devastating threats to humans and livestock. It is clear that methane accumulation within these pits is the fuel for the fire; it is not understood what microbial drivers cause the accumulation and stabilization of methane. Here, we conducted a 13-month field study to survey the physical, chemical, and biological changes of pit-manure across 46 farms in Iowa. Our results showed that an increased methane production rate was associated with less digestible feed ingredients, suggesting that diet influences the storage pit's microbiome. Targeted sequencing of the bacterial 16S rRNA and archaeal mcrA genes was used to identify microbial communities' role and influence. We found that microbial communities in foaming and non-foaming manure were significantly different, and that the bacterial communities of foaming manure were more stable than those of non-foaming manure. Foaming manure methanogen communities were enriched with uncharacterized methanogens whose presence strongly correlated with high methane production rates. We also observed strong correlations between feed ration, manure characteristics, and the relative abundance of specific taxa, suggesting that manure foaming is linked to microbial community assemblage driven by efficient free long-chain fatty acid degradation by hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis.
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author Fan Yang
Daniel S Andersen
Steven Trabue
Angela D Kent
Laura M Pepple
Richard S Gates
Adina S Howe
author_facet Fan Yang
Daniel S Andersen
Steven Trabue
Angela D Kent
Laura M Pepple
Richard S Gates
Adina S Howe
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title Microbial assemblages and methanogenesis pathways impact methane production and foaming in manure deep-pit storages.
title_short Microbial assemblages and methanogenesis pathways impact methane production and foaming in manure deep-pit storages.
title_full Microbial assemblages and methanogenesis pathways impact methane production and foaming in manure deep-pit storages.
title_fullStr Microbial assemblages and methanogenesis pathways impact methane production and foaming in manure deep-pit storages.
title_full_unstemmed Microbial assemblages and methanogenesis pathways impact methane production and foaming in manure deep-pit storages.
title_sort microbial assemblages and methanogenesis pathways impact methane production and foaming in manure deep-pit storages.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/5a23a90f28e34f5b8e5d20b7fe7c5a20
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