Hydrogen and formate production and utilisation in the rumen and the human colon

Kelly, William J.; Mackie, Roderick I.; Attwood, Graeme T.; Janssen, Peter H.; McAllister, Tim A.; Leahy, Sinead C.

Hydrogen and formate production and utilisation in the rumen and the human colon

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dc.contributor.author: Kelly, William J.; Mackie, Roderick I.; Attwood, Graeme T.; Janssen, Peter H.; McAllister, Tim A.; Leahy, Sinead C.
dc.date.accepted: 2022-03-02
dc.date.accessioned: 2024-12-04T21:40:24Z
dc.date.available: 2024-12-04T21:40:24Z
dc.date.issued: 2022-03-14
dc.date.submitted: 2021-11-23
dc.description.abstract - en: Molecular hydrogen (H2) and formate (HCOO−) are metabolic end products of many primary fermenters in the mammalian gut. Both play a vital role in fermentation where they are electron sinks for individual microbes in an anaerobic environment that lacks external electron acceptors. If H2 and/or formate accumulate within the gut ecosystem, the ability of primary fermenters to regenerate electron carriers may be inhibited and microbial metabolism and growth disrupted. Consequently, H2- and/or formate-consuming microbes such as methanogens and homoacetogens play a key role in maintaining the metabolic efficiency of primary fermenters. There is increasing interest in identifying approaches to manipulate mammalian gut environments for the benefit of the host and the environment. As H2 and formate are important mediators of interspecies interactions, an understanding of their production and utilisation could be a significant entry point for the development of successful interventions. Ruminant methane mitigation approaches are discussed as a model to help understand the fate of H2 and formate in gut systems.
dc.identifier.citation: Kelly, W. J., Mackie, R. I., Attwood, G. T., Janssen, P. H., McAllister, T. A., & Leahy, S. C. (2022). Hydrogen and formate production and utilisation in the Rumen and the human colon. Animal Microbiome, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-022-00174-z
dc.identifier.doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-022-00174-z
dc.identifier.issn: 2524-4671
dc.identifier.uri: https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/3180
dc.language.iso: en
dc.publisher - en: BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.rights - en: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights - fr: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.uri - en: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights.uri - fr: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en: Animal nutrition; Agriculture; Animal research; Emission control technology
dc.subject - fr: Alimentation animale; Agriculture; Recherche sur les animaux; Technologie antipollution
dc.subject.en - en: Animal nutrition; Agriculture; Animal research; Emission control technology
dc.subject.fr - fr: Alimentation animale; Agriculture; Recherche sur les animaux; Technologie antipollution
dc.title - en: Hydrogen and formate production and utilisation in the rumen and the human colon
dc.type - en: Article
dc.type - fr: Article
local.acceptedmanuscript.articlenum: 22
local.article.journalissue: 1
local.article.journaltitle - en: Animal Microbiome
local.article.journalvolume: 4
local.peerreview - en: Yes
local.peerreview - fr: Oui