title: Metagenome Sequencing Reveals Rhodococcus Dominance in Farpuk Cave, Mizoram, India, an Eastern Himalayan Biodiversity Hot Spot Region.
abstract: The present study employed 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing to survey the prokaryotic microbiota on Farpuk Cave, revealing a diverse bacterial community with 4,021 operational taxonomical units (OTUs), mainly dominated by the genus Rhodococcus. Moreover, 18.17% of the OTUs were unclassified at the phylum level, suggesting the existence of novel bacterial species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India.
authors.forename: Surajit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Mandal
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India.
authors.forename: Zothan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sanga
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India nskmzu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nachimuthu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Senthil Kumar