生物技术通报 ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 77-88.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2025-1382

• 厌氧微生物专题(专题主编:承磊 研究员) • 上一篇    下一篇

增温下直接种间电子转移对泥炭地甲烷产生的作用

王雪萌1(), 东秀珠2, 薛凯1(), 李凌燕2()   

  1. 1.中国科学院大学资源与环境学院,北京 101408
    2.中国科学院微生物研究所 微生物多样性与资源创新利用全国重点实验室,北京 100101
  • 收稿日期:2025-12-17 出版日期:2026-02-26 发布日期:2026-03-17
  • 通讯作者: 李凌燕,博士,副研究员,研究方向 :产甲烷古菌资源、生理代谢及环境适应机制;E-mail: lilingyan@im.ac.cn
    薛凯,博士,教授,研究方向 :土壤微生物生态;E-mail: xuekai@ucas.ac.cn
  • 作者简介:王雪萌,博士研究生,研究方向 :土壤微生物生态;E-mail: wangxuemeng22@mails.ucas.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金面上项目(32570125);国家重点研发计划(2025YFF0512900);国家重点研发计划(2024YFF0808702);地球多圈层相互作用的油气富集理论(THEMSIE04010106)

Role of Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer in the Methane Production of the Peatland under Warming

WANG Xue-meng1(), DONG Xiu-zhu2, XUE Kai1(), LI Ling-yan2()   

  1. 1.College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408
    2.State Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity and Innovative Utilization, Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101
  • Received:2025-12-17 Published:2026-02-26 Online:2026-03-17

摘要:

目的 探究直接种间电子转移(direct interspecies electron transfer, DIET)机制在增温下青藏高原若尔盖泥炭地甲烷排放中的作用,探索全球变暖背景下基于DIET机制的甲烷减排措施。 方法 以若尔盖泥炭地3种优势植物根部土壤为研究对象,构建室内土壤果胶和纤维素厌氧富集物(18 ℃),通过添加电子传输介质——生物炭及电化学实验,探究直接种间电子转移对植物有机碳来源产甲烷过程的作用及增温(28 ℃)对甲烷产生的效果。 结果 添加生物炭提高了18 ℃培养物从纤维素和果胶来源的甲烷产量1.1-9.8倍,提高了产甲烷速率1.4-12.3倍;添加生物炭后温度敏感性提高了2倍。计时电流法检测到电化学培养物中从细菌产生的胞外电子,其电流密度为33.7 μA/cm2,及产甲烷古菌介导的电流消耗(21.2 μA/cm2)。16S rRNA基因多样性分析发现,生物炭添加显著富集了已知的电活性细菌——地杆菌科(Geobacteraceae)和产甲烷古菌——甲烷八叠球菌科(Methanosarcinaceae)、嗜甲基甲烷菌科(Methanomethylophilaceae)及未培养的产甲烷古菌类群Rice Cluster Ⅱ。泥炭地中的Geobacteraceae和纤维素单胞菌科(Cellulomonadaceae)均与Rice Cluster Ⅱ具有显著共现性,推测它们可能通过直接种间电子转移介导植物有机碳产甲烷的过程。 结论 直接种间电子转移机制在若尔盖泥炭地植物有机碳产甲烷过程中发挥重要作用,尤其在增温下该作用更显著。因此抑制种间电子转移是泥炭地甲烷减排的措施之一。

关键词: 低温泥炭地, 甲烷产生, 电活性微生物, 电子转移, 增温

Abstract:

Objective To explore the role of direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) mechanisms in methane production from the Zoige peatland on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under warming conditions, and to provide DIET-based methane mitigation strategies in peatlands under global warming. Method Soils growing three dominant plant species in the Zoige peatland on the Tibetan Plateau were sampled to construct methanogenic and electrochemical enrichments, which were amended with pectin or cellulose and incubated at 18 ℃. By adding biochar (as an electron transfer shuttle) and electrochemical experiments, the effects of DIET on methane production from plant organic complexes and its response to warming (28 ℃) were investigated. Result The addition of biochar into the soil enrichments elevated methane production from cellulose and pectin by 1.1 to 9.8-fold and increased maximum methanogenic rates by 1.4 to 12.3-fold, and the temperature sensitivity of methanogenesis was doubled following biochar addition. Chronoamperometry detected extracellular electrons generated by soil bacteria in the electrochemically enriched cultures, with a current density of 33.7 μA/cm2, and current consumption coupled methanogenesis by methanogenic archaea (21.2 μA/cm2) in electrochemical enrichments. 16S rRNA gene diversity analysis revealed that biochar selectively enriched the electroactive bacterial family Geobacteraceae, along with methanogenic archaea communities including the families Methanosarcinaceae, Methanomethylophilaceae (electroactive uncharacterized), and the uncultured methanogen group Rice Cluster Ⅱ. Co-occurrence network analysis further indicated significantly positive correlations between Geobacteraceae or Cellulomonadaceae and Rice Cluster Ⅱ, suggesting that they implemented DIET-based conversion of the plant organic complexes to methane. Conclusion DIET plays a main role in methane production from plant organic complexes in Zoige peatland, particularly under the warming scenarios, thereby inhibiting interspecies electron transfer should be considered as one of the key strategies for methane mitigation in peatlands.

Key words: cold peatland, methane production, electroactive microorganisms, electron transfer, warming