Effect of Human Gut Microbiota on the Methane Production

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Background and aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between methane production and gut microbiota in a general population. Methods: Total of 697 subjects（58±13 years, 261 men and 436 women）have participated in this study. Their breath methane and hydrogen concentration were measured after an overnight fasting using gas chromatography,and their gut bacterial component was analyzed using T-RFLP（Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism）method. All gut microbiota were divided into 28 operational taxonomic units（OTUs）according to its predominant bacterial groups. The breath methane concentration of above 10ppm and breath hydrogen concentration of above20ppm were considered positive. Subjects were divided into four groups;（1）Both negative: both methane and hydrogen were negative（2）CH₄only: only methane was positive（3）H₂only: only hydrogen was positive（4）Both positive: both hydrogen and methane were positive Results: OTU317（Prevotella）was significantly higher in CH₄only than both negative and H₂only. And OTU940（Clostridium subcluster XIVa and Enterobacteriales）was significantly lower in CH₄only than both negative and H₂only.Conclusions: OTU317 and OTU940 might affect the bacterial metabolism of methanogens.
2011-03-15