title: Dominant bacteria and biomass in the Kuytun 51 Glacier.
abstract: Dominant bacteria in the different habitats in the Kuytun 51 Glacier were investigated using a 16S rRNA gene clone library sequencing technique. Results showed diverse bacteria on the glacial surface, with the dominant phyla being Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. UniFrac data showed distinct community patterns between the Kuytun and Himalayan Rongbuk glaciers.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100085, China. srxiang@ns.lzb.ac.cn
authors.forename: Shu-Rong
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Tian-Cui
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ze-Fan
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: Tandong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D041963:Bacteroidetes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D044822:Biodiversity; D018533:Biomass; D002681:China; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D017753:Ecosystem; D046448:Ice Cover / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D020560:Proteobacteria / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S