Littérature scientifique sur le sujet « Methanobrevibacter »

Four formate-utilizing methanogens were isolated from ovine (strain KM1H5-1PT) and bovine (strains AK-87, OCP and ZA-10T) rumen contents. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the methanogen strains were found to belong to the order Methanobacteriales in the genus Methanobrevibacter. Strains ZA-10T and KM1H5-1PT gained energy for growth by the reduction of CO2 to CH4 using H2 or formate exclusively as electron donors. Increasing formate concentrations to 220 mM in batch cultures increased the growth of strain KM1H5-1PT but did not affect the growth of strain ZA-10T. Substrate specificity and resistance to cell-wall lysis supported the affiliation of the strains to the genus Methanobrevibacter. Strains ZA-10T and KM1H5-1PT showed 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of 98.0 and 98.6 % to their closest recognized relatives, Methanobrevibacter thaueri CWT and Methanobrevibacter ruminantium M1T, respectively. DNA–DNA hybridization experiments indicated that the strains were not affiliated at the species level to their closest recognized relatives, with DNA reassociation values of only 28 % between strains ZA-10T and Methanobrevibacter thaueri CWT and <25 % between strains KM1H5-1PT and Methanobrevibacter ruminantium M1T. Based on the data presented, the new strains are considered to represent two novel species of the genus Methanobrevibacter, for which the names Methanobrevibacter millerae sp. nov. (type strain ZA-10T=DSM 16643T=OCM 820T) and Methanobrevibacter olleyae sp. nov. (type strain KM1H5-1PT=DSM 16632T=OCM 841T) are proposed.

ABSTRACT Understanding ruminal methanogens is essential for greenhouse gas mitigation, as well as for improving animal performance in the livestock industry. It has been speculated that ruminal methanogenic diversity affects host feed efficiency and results in differences in methane production. This study examined methanogenic profiles in the rumen using culture-independent PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) analysis for 56 beef cattle which differed in feed efficiency, as well as diet (the cattle were fed a low-energy diet or a high-energy diet). The methanogenic PCR-DGGE profiles detected were greatly affected by diet, and the major pattern changed from a community containing predominantly Methanobrevibacter ruminantium NT7 with the low-energy diet to a community containing predominantly Methanobrevibacter smithii, Methanobrevibacter sp. AbM4, and/or M. ruminantium NT7 with the high-energy diet. For each diet, the methanogenic PCR-DGGE pattern was strongly associated with the feed efficiency of the host. Diet-associated bands for Methanobrevibacter sp. AbM4 and M. smithii SM9 and a feed efficiency-related band for M. smithii PS were identified. The abundance of total methanogens was estimated by determining the numbers of copies of the 16S rRNA genes of methanogens. However, the size of the methanogen population did not correlate with differences in feed efficiency, diet, or metabolic measurements. Thus, the structure of the methanogenic community at the species or strain level may be more important for determining host feed efficiency under different dietary conditions.

ABSTRACT Recently it was reported that methanogens of the genusMethanobrevibacter exhibit catalase activity. This was surprising, since Methanobrevibacter species belong to the order Methanobacteriales, which are known not to contain cytochromes and to lack the ability to synthesize heme. We report here that Methanobrevibacter arboriphilus strains AZ and DH1 contained catalase activity only when the growth medium was supplemented with hemin. The heme catalase was purified and characterized, and the encoding gene was cloned. The amino acid sequence of the catalase from the methanogens is most similar to that of Methanosarcina barkeri.

To operate anaerobic digesters successfully under acidic conditions, hydrogen utilizing methanogens which can grow efficiently at low pH and tolerate high volatile fatty acids (VFA) are desirable. An acid tolerant hydrogenotrophic methanogen viz. Methanobrevibacter acididurans isolated from slurry of an anaerobic digester running on alcohol distillery wastewater has been described earlier by this lab. This organism could grow optimally at pH 6.0. In the experiments reported herein, M. acididurans showed better methanogenesis under acidic conditions with high VFA, particularly acetate, than Methanobacterium bryantii, a common hydrogenotrophic inhabitant of anaerobic digesters. Addition of M. acididurans culture to digesting slurry of acidogenic as well as methanogenic digesters running on distillery wastewater showed increase in methane production and decrease in accumulation of volatile fatty acids. The results proved the feasibility of application of M. acididurans in anaerobic digesters.

L’analyse du microbiote oral et de son évolution séculaire se fait principalement à partir de l’analyse du tartre dentaire ancien des populations passées et du biofilm dentaire des populations modernes. Nous avons dans un premier temps fait le point des connaissances sur la paléomicrobiologie des bactéries et des archaea contenues dans le tartre dentaire et montré que les archaea faisaient partie du microbiote oral chez l'homme. Dans la deuxième partie, nous avons mis en évidence le répertoire des archaea méthanogènes vivant dans la cavité orale par la culture (une nouvelle espèce Methanobrevibacter massiliense, Methanobrevibacter smithii et Methanobrevibacter oralis). La prévalence de ces archaea était significativement plus élevée chez les patients atteints de parodontite que chez les personnes contrôles. Ensuite, nous avons développé une méthode de génotypage Multispacer Sequence Typing pour typer M. oralis et M. smithii et révélé différents génotypes. Enfin, nous avons analysé le répertoire des archaea méthanogènes dans des échantillons de tartre dentaire ancien datant du 14ème au 19ème siècle. La prévalence et la diversité des archaea méthanogènes dans la cavité orale ont diminué significativement au cours des sept derniers siècles. Des archaea méthanogènes ont été retrouvées dans 75% des prélèvements de tartre dentaire (Candidatus M. massiliense à 44,6%, M. oralis à 19,6%, Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis-like à 12,5%, Candidatus Nitrososphaera evergladensis-like dans un prélèvement et Methanoculleus bourgensis dans un autre prélèvement). Un prélèvement de tartre positif pour Candidatus M. massiliense a été documenté par hybridation in situ en fluorescence
The analyses of oral microbiome and its secular evolution mainly use dental calculus in past populations and dental plaque in modern populations. In our thesis, we initially reviewed the knowledge actual about bacteria and archaea paleomicrobiology of the dental calculus. The review disclosed that archaea taked part in the secular core-microbiota in past and modern populations. In the second work, we demonstrated the repertoire of methanogenic archaea currently living in the oral cavity using culture-based approach and succeeded in isolating for the first time a new species named Methanobrevibacter massiliense in addition to Methanobrevibacter smithii and Methanobrevibacter oralis from dental plaque in periodontitis patients. This work showed that the prevalence of methanogens was significantly higher in periodontitis patients than in controls. Some methanogenic archaea were involved in periodontitis. Then, we developed Multispacer Sequence Typing to evaluate M. oralis and M. smithii and revealed different genetic variants in these archaea. Finally, we examined the repertory of methanogenic archaea in ancient dental calculus dating from the 14th to the 19th century. The prevalence and diversity of methanogenic archaea in the oral cavity decreased significantly during the last seven centuries. Methanogenic archaea were found in 75% of dental calculis (Candidatus M. massiliense, 44.6%; M. oralis, 19.6%; Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis-like, 12.5%; Candidatus Nitrososphaera evergladensis-like in one and Methanoculleus bourgensis in one specimen). One Candidatus M. massiliense dental calculus was further documented by fluorescent in situ hybridization

Les méthanogènes sont des Archaea anaérobies stricts, connus pour être les seuls êtres vivants capables de produire du méthane comme sous-produit de leur métabolisme. Notre revue de littérature a montré qu’outre les espèces environnementales, l’ordre des Methanomassiliicoccales ne comptait à ce jour qu’une seule espèce Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis isolée et cultivée dans notre laboratoire. Aucours de notre thèse, nous avons développé une nouvelle méthode permettant la culture et l’isolement des méthanogènes en absence de source externe de dihydrogène (H2) d’une part et d’autre part une méthode de génotypage Multispacer Sequence Typing (MST) basée sur le séquençage d’espaces intergéniques pour typer Methanobrevibacter smithii et M. oralis. Par la suite, nous avons mis en évidence la présence de méthanogènes en situation pathologique chez l’homme. Nous avons détecté et isolé pour la première fois au sein de flores anaérobies, M. oralis à partir d’échantillons d’abcès cérébraux, et de sinusite d’une part, et d’autre part M. smithii à partir d’un échantillon de patient souffrant d’abcès para-vertébral. Enfin, dans la cinquième partie de notre thèse, nous avons testé in vitro la sensibilité de cinq méthanogènes associés aux flores humaines à la lovastatine qui est une pro-drogue utilisée pour abaisser la concentration de cholestérol chez l’homme dans le cadre de certaines pathologies. Les cinq méthanogènes se sont avérées sensibles à une concentration minimale inhibitrice de 1µg/mL, après activation par hydrolyse de la lovastatine par des bactéries anaérobies du microbiote digestif, via une l’inhibition de la croissance et de la production du méthane
Methanogens are strict anaerobic Archaea, known to the only being able to producing methane gas as a byproduct. Methanogens which are not detected in clinical microbiology laboratories were present in oral, digestive, vaginal and cutaneous microbiota of human. Only five species on the thirteen known in human have been cultivated before the beginning of our thesis. In our thesis, we initially reviewed the state of knowledge about methanogens in human microbiota, particularly the new order Methanomassiliicoccales of methylotrophic methanogens, the as member of human microbiota. In the second part of this work, we performing new method for methanogens culture and isolation without any dihydrogen atmosphere, by co-cultured in tubes methanogens with Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, which produces hydrogen. We also developed Multispacer Sequence Typing (MST), a genotyping method based on intergenic spacers sequencing, to genotype M. oralis and Methanobrevibacter. Smithii. We demonstrated that methanogens could be part of polymicrobial infection in the case of brain and sinusal abscesses, and also in skeletal muscle abscess, by isolating for the first time M. oralis and M. smithii in these pathologies, using culture-based and molecular-based approaches, and suggested that methanogens could be considered as human opportunistic or emerging pathogens. Finally, we tested the in vitro susceptibility of lovastatin which is a prodrug used as a powerful serum cholesterol-lowering drug in some human diseases and showed that it’s inhibits growth and methane production in human-associated methanogens without affecting intestinal bacteria

The F420-dependent NADP reductase of Methanobrevibacter smithii has been partially purified employing a combination of affinity chromatography with Blue Sepharose (Cl-6B) and molecular sieve chromatography with Sephacryl S-200, The enzyme, which requires reduced F420 as an electron donor, has been purified over 145 fold with a recovery of 6%. A molecular weight of 120,00 for the native enzyme was determined by Sephacryl S-200 chromatography. A subunit molecular weight of 28,200 was determined by SDS-PAGE, indicating that the native enzyme is a tetramer. The optimal temperature for enzymatic activity was found to be 45°C, with a pH optimum of 7.5. The NADP reductase had an apparent Km of 42 uM for reduced F420, and an apparent Km of 4l uM for NADP. The enzyme was stable in 0.05 M sodium phosphate buffer (plus 10 mM cysteine) at pH 7.0, when gassed with nitrogen or hydrogen and stored at 4°C.

Les archaea constituent l'un des quatre domaines connus du vivant. Contrairement à ce que leur nom laisse supposer, elles ont colonisé tous les écosystèmes et les microbiotes de certains hôtes dont l'Homme. Chez l'homme, certaines espèces d'archaea méthanogènes ont été associées aux muqueuses orale, intestinale et vaginale. Ces archaea méthanogènes sont des procaryotes anaérobies stricts et leurs conditions de culture restent fastidieuses et très mal connues. Quatre archaea methanogènes seulement ont été isolées à partir de prélèvements humains y compris dans le microbiote digestif Methanobrevibacter smithii détectée dans 95,7% des individus, Methanosphaera stadtmanae retrouvée chez environ un tiers des individus et plus récemment dans notre laboratoire Methanomassilicoccus luminyensis détectée en moyenne chez 4% des individus avec une prévalence liée à l'âge ; et dans le microbiote orale Methanobrevibacter oralis isolée à partir de la plaque dentaire
Archaea is one of four known domains of life. Unlike what their name suggests, they some species of methanogenic archaea have been associated with oral, vaginal and intestinal mucosa. These methanogenic archaea are obligate anaerobic prokaryotes and their culture conditions are fastidious and very poorly known. Only four methanogenic archaea have been isolated from human samples including the digestive microbiota; Methanobrevibacter smithii detected in 95.7% of individuals Methanosphaera stadtmanae found in approximately one third of individuals and more recently in our laboratory Methanomassilicoccus luminyensis detected on average in 4% of individuals with a prevalence of age-related, and in the oral microbiota Methanobrevibacter oralis isolated from dental plaque

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Instituto Nacional de Controle de Qualidade em Saúde
Atualmente, indicadores bacteriológicos utilizados para avaliar a balneabilidade das águas de recreação estabelecidos em legislações, apresentam limitações como a correlação com seu hospedeiro. Uma variedade de micro-organismos anaeróbios vem sendo considerados alvos promissores no desenvolvimento de indicadores de poluição fecal hospedeiro-especifico. A espécie M. smithii é a única espécie conhecida que coloniza exclusivamente o trato gastrointestinal humano e é altamente prevalente em esgoto. Sendo assim, este projeto tem como objetivo avaliar a presença de M. smithii como bioindicador de contaminação fecal hospedeiro-especifico em águas de recreação costeira no estado do Rio de Janeiro. Para isso foram coletadas amostras de águas superficiais de13 praias (Ilha do governador (n=4), Copacabana (n=1), Leblon (n=2), Prainha (n=2), Ramos (1), Araruama (n=2), Niterói (n=1)) em seguida os parâmetros físico-químicos e as concentrações de coliformes termotolerantes foram determinados. Em seguida foi realizada a caracterização das comunidades de Methano brevibacterspp. através da construção de bibliotecas do gene rrsdo 16S rRNAea detecção e quantificação do M. smithii pela qPCR do gene nifH. Os parâmetros físico-químicos, apresentaram alterações significativas em relação a salinidade e condutividade. Quando analisados em relação a balneabilidade, somente as praias Seca, Pontinha e Ramos apresentaram-se como próprias para atividade recreativa. As análises das bibliotecas demonstraram a prevalência de M. smithiie de organismos não cultivados, muito provavelmente novas espécies do gênero Methano brevibacter ainda não descritas. A PCR convencional detectou M. smithii em 11 amostras, enquanto a qPCR detectou e quantificou cópias do gene nifHem12 amostras. A partir dos dados obtidos podemos concluir que as aplicações de novos indicadores na determinação da origem da contaminação das águas de recreação contribuem para uma avaliação mais precisa da qualidade das águas e consequentemente da saúde da pública.
Currently, bacteriological indicators used to assess bathing water recreation established in laws, have limitations such as the correlation with its host. A variety of anaerobic micro-organisms has been considered promising targets in the development of host-specific indicators of fecal pollution. The specie M. smithiiis the only known species that exclusively colonizes the human gastrointestinal tract and is highly prevalent in sewage. Thus, this project aims to assess the presence of M. smithii as bioindicator of host-specific fecal pollution in coastal recreation waters of Rio de Janeiro. For this surface water samples from 13 beaches (Ilha do Governador (n = 4), Copacabana (n = 1), Leblon (n = 2), Prainha (n = 2), Ramos (1), Araruama (n = 2), Niteroi (n = 1)) then the physico-chemical parameters and concentrations of fecal coliforms were determined. Then the characterization of communities Methanobrevibacterspp was performed. by constructing libraries rrs 16S rRNAe detection and quantification by qPCR of M. smithiinifH. The physico-chemical parameter settings showed significant changes in relation to salinity and conductivity. When analyzed for bathing, only Seca, Pontinha Ramos beaches and presented themselves as fitfor recreational activity. Analyses of libraries demonstrated the prevalence of M. smithii and uncultivated organisms, most likely new species of the genus Methanobrevibacter not yet described. Conventional PCR detected in M. smithii 11 samples, while qPCR detected and quantified copies of the nifH 12 samples. From the data obtained we can conclude that applications of new indicators in determining the source of contamination of water recreation contribute to a more accurate assessment of water quality and consequently the health of the public.

The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary fiber on methanogenic diversity and community composition in the hindgut of indigenous Chinese Lantang gilts to explain the unexpected findings reported earlier that Lantang gilts fed low-fiber diet (LFD) produced more methane than those fed high-fiber diet (HFD). In total, 12 Lantang gilts (58.7±0.37 kg) were randomly divided into two dietary groups (six replicates (pigs) per group) and fed either LFD (NDF=201.46 g/kg) or HFD (NDF=329.70 g/kg). Wheat bran was the main source of fiber for the LFD, whereas ground rice hull (mixture of rice hull and rice bran) was used for the HFD. Results showed that the methanogens in the hindgut of Lantang gilts belonged to four known species ( Methanobrevibacter ruminantium, Methanobrevibacter wolinii , Methanosphaera stadtmanae and Methanobrevibacter smithii ), with about 89% of the methanogens belonging to the genus Methanobrevibacter . The 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene copies of Methanobrevibacter were more than three times higher ( P <0.05) for gilts fed LFD (3.31×10 9 copies/g dry matter (DM)) than gilts fed HFD (1.02×10 9 copies/g DM). No difference ( P >0.05) was observed in 16S rRNA gene copies of Fibrobacter succinogenes between the two dietary groups, and 18S rRNA gene copies of anaerobic fungi in gilts fed LFD were lower than ( P <0.05) those fed HFD. To better explain the effect of different fiber source on the methanogen community, a follow-up in vitro fermentation using a factorial design comprised of two inocula (prepared from hindgut content of gilts fed two diets differing in their dietary fiber)×four substrates (LFD, HFD, wheat bran, ground rice hull) was conducted. Results of the in vitro fermentation confirmed that the predominant methanogens belonged to the genus of Methanobrevibacter , and about 23% methanogens was found to be distantly related (90%) to Thermogymnomonas acidicola. In vitro fermentation also seems to suggest that fiber source did change the methanogens community. Although the density of Methanobrevibacter species was positively correlated with CH 4 production in both in vivo ( P <0.01, r =0.737) and in vitro trials ( P <0.05, r =0.854), which could partly explain the higher methane production from gilts fed LFD compared with those in the HFD group. Further investigation is needed to explain how the rice hull affected the methanogens and inhibited CH 4 emission from gilts fed HFD.

L’étude du microbiote digestif a connu un regain d’intérêt au début des années 2000, avec l’avènement des techniques moléculaires. La culturomics a démontré sa complémentarité depuis 2010 en réduisant une partie des biais des méthodes moléculaires. Une revue sur les techniques d’étude du microbiote digestif et l’analyse du microbiote des sujets africains. Les études de métagénomique en Afrique ont révélé une augmentation de la biodiversité, en particulier des Spirochaetes et des Prevotella chez les africains par rapport aux occidentaux. Sur les 1162 bactéries isolées par culturomics, 476 n'étaient pas africaines, 445 étaient communes et 241 étaient d’origine africaine dont 68 nouvelles espèces. Pour ma participation au travail de culturomics, 102750 colonies testées par MALDI-TOF,ont permis d'identifier 377 espèces incluant 40 nouvelles espèces,17 nouveaux genres et 2 nouvelles familles.Ces nouvelles espèces ont été décrites par taxonogenomics ou new species announcement.Les archaea méthanogènes ont une prévalence de 97,4% pour M. smithii et associés à des pathologies comme l’abcès du cerveau,les parodontites etc. La culture est fastidieuse et nécessitait une source extérieure d’hydrogène. Sous enceinte anaérobie, nous avons cultivé avec succès M. smithii à partir d’un milieu de culture liquide inoculé d’échantillon de selle. L’isolement en culture pure a été un succès sur milieu gélosé en réalisant une coculture avec Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. Nous avons aussi testé avec succès la coculture de M. smithii avec d’autres bactéries productrices d’hydrogène connues. Les tests de chromatographie en phase gazeuse montraient que ces souches produisaient de l’hydrogène
The study of the digestive microbiota was a renewed interest in the early 2000s, with the advent of molecular techniques. The culturomics has demonstrated its complementarity since 2010 by reducing some of the biases of molecular methods. A review on the techniques of studying the digestive microbiota and the analysis of the microbiota of African subjects. Metagenomic studies in Africa have revealed an increase in biodiversity, especially Spirochaetes and Prevotella among Africans compared to Westerners. Of the 1162 bacteria isolated by culturomics, 476 were non-African, 445 were common, and 241 were of African origin, including 68 new species. For my participation in the work of culturomics, 102750 colonies tested by MALDI-TOF, identified 377 species including 40 new species, 17 new genera and 2 new families. These new species have been described by taxonogenomics or new species announcement.Methanogenic archaea have a prevalence of 97.4% for M. smithii and associated with pathologies such as brain abscess, periodontitis and so on. The cultivation is tedious and required an external source of hydrogen. Under anaerobic enclosure, we successfully cultivated M. smithii from a liquid culture medium inoculated with a stool sample. The isolation in pure culture was a success on agar medium by performing a coculture with Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. We have also successfully tested the co-culture of M. smithii with other known hydrogen-producing bacteria. Gas chromatographic tests showed that these strains produced hydrogen

Les Archaea methanogènes sont des organismes environnementaux ayant été également détectés dans certaines flores associées aux muqueuses des mammifères. Chez l’homme ces microorganismes ont été associés avec les muqueuses intestinale, vaginale et orale. Ces organismes sont des procaryotes anaérobies stricts et leurs conditions de culture restent fastidieuses et très mal connues. En effet, uniquement trois Archaea methanogènes ont été cultivées à partir de prélèvements humains, Methanobrevibater smithii et Methanosphaera stadtmanae à partir des selles puis Methanobrevibater oralis à partir de la plaque dentaire. Récemment l’ADN d’autres Archaea methanogènes et d’Archaea non-methanogènes a été détecté dans des selles humaines, y compris des séquences indiquant la présence d’espèces appartenant à un nouvel ordre de méthanogènes n’ayant aucun représentant cultivé. La connaissance actuelle sur la diversité de ces methanogènes chez l’homme et sur leurs effets potentiels sur la santé humaine est en grande partie basée sur les techniques de détection de l’ADN par PCR et métagénomique. Ces techniques fondées sur la détection de l’ADN ribosomal 16S et du gène mcrA codant la sous-unité alpha du methyl-coenzyme M reductase, une enzyme clé dans le processus de méthanogenèse, ont montré dans un premier temps que M. smithii était détecté chez moins de 50% des individus et M. stadtmanae chez 0-20 % seulement. Ces résultats étaient contradictoires avec le rôle de la méthanogenèse dans l’élimination des acides et d’autres produits du processus digestion, et nous avons émis l’hypothèse que ces résultats pouvaient ne pas refléter la quantité réelle des méthanogènes dans le tube digestif humain, suggérant la mise au point de nouvelles méthodes de détection moléculaire et de culture adaptées aux caractéristiques de ces organismes fastidieux. Dans ce travail, nous nous sommes fixés comme premier objectif de mettre au point une méthode moléculaire permettant de détecter M. smithii chez tous les individus testés et nous avons mis au point un protocole d’extraction et de détection d’ADN d’Archaea à partir des selles en se basant sur les génomes séquencés de M. smithii et M. stadtmanae. Ce protocole nous a permis de détecter M. smithii chez 95,5% des individus et M. stadtmanae chez 29,4% des individus. En ce basant sur ce protocole et moyennant une approche moléculaire basée sur une PCR universelle de l’ADN ribosomal 16S des méthanogènes, le séquençage et le clonage, nous avons également détecté chez 4% de la population, une séquence correspondant à un phylotype (FJ823135) ayant déjà été rapporté comme représentant un nouvel ordre de méthanogènes. A partir de là, nous avons choisi un prélèvement de selle susceptible de contenir le plus fort ratio de FJ823135/ M. smithii et nous avons réussi à isoler et à cultiver une nouvelle Archaea que nous avons nommé Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis, premier représentant cultivé d’un nouvel ordre de méthanogènes et la quatrième Archaea cultivée chez l’homme. M. luminyensis et M. stadtmanae présentent des métabolismes similaires en réduisant le méthanol en méthane en utilisant l’hydrogène comme donneur d’électrons, cette observation nous a incité à tester l’addition de tungstate de sélénium, requis pour la croissance de M. luminyensis, dans une culture M. stadtmanae, et nous avons observé une accélération de la vitesse de croissance de M. stadtmanae par un facteur 3. Nous avons ensuite étudié la sensibilité des méthanogènes isolés chez l’homme aux antibiotiques et établi qu’ils sont seulement sensibles à des molécules efficaces contre les bactéries et les eucaryotes, ceci étant en accord avec leur position phylogénétique en tant qu’un des quatre domaines de la vie. [...]
Methanogenic Archaea are environmental organisms which have also been associated to mammals mucosa. In humans these microorganisms have been detected in the vaginal, intestinal and oral mucosa. These organisms are strict anaerobes and their culture conditions remains fastidious and poorly known. In fact only three methanogens have been isolated from human samples, both Methanobrevibater smithii and Methanosphaera stadtmanae from stool and Methanobrevibater oralis from dental plaque. Current knowledge on the diversity of methanogens in humans and their potential effects on human health were largely based on DNA detection methods as PCR and metagenomics. These techniques based on 16S rDNA and mcrA gene (encoding the alpha subunit of methyl coenzyme-M-reductase, a key enzyme in methanogenesis process) detection, showed that M. smithii was the most present in man and that the presence of M. stadtmanae was transient. Recently, the DNA of other methanogenic and non- methanogenic Archaea, has been detected in human feces, including sequences indicating the presence of non-cultured species belonging to potential new order of methanogens with no cultured representative. However, these studies detected M. smithii with variable prevalence in less than half of the tested individuals and no M. stadtmanae; such results does not confirm the paramount role of methanogenesis in preventing the accumulation of acids and other reaction end products during the digestion process, and can not reflect the actual amount of these two methanogens in the human digestive tract because of their specific association with the intestinal mucosa. Therefore, these studies pointed that the diversity of methanogens in humans has been underestimated suggesting the development of new molecular detection methods and cultural approaches adapted these fastidious organisms. In this work, we preset as first criteria, the detection of M. smithii in all tested individuals, therefore we developed an improved protocol for archaeal DNA extraction and detection from stool based on sequenced genomes of M. smithii and M. stadtmanae, this protocol allowed us to detect the first one DNA in 95.5% tested individuals and the second in a prevalence of 29.4%. Based on this protocol and through molecular approach based on universal amplification of methanogenic 16S rDNA, sequencing and cloning, we detected in 4% of the tested population, a sequence corresponding to a new phylotype (FJ823135) that has been previously reported and proposed as a representative of a new order of methanogens. From there, we chose one stool specimen susceptible to contain the highest amount of FJ823135 and successfully isolated Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis B10T clone, the first cultured representative of a new order of methanogens and the fourth Archaea cultured in humans.This archaeon exhibited a similar type of metabolism to that of M. stadtmanae by oxidizing H2 and reducing methanol to methane but require tungstate-selenite, an element essential for its growth, this fact prompted us testing tungstate-selenite addition on M. stadtmanae growth and establishing that it was strongly stimulatory with a growth rate three times faster. We have thereafter studied the sensitivity of methanogens isolated from humans to antibiotics and established that they are susceptible only to molecules also effective against both Bacteria and Eucarya, in agreement with their phylogenetic location as a unique domain of life. The aim of the latter part of this work was to test the effectiveness of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry identification of environmental and host-associated Archaea. The obtained data indicated that that MALDI-TOF-MS protein profiling is an efficient first-line step for the rapid phenotypic identification of cultured Archaea organisms including host-associated ones. [...]