PRJNA515952
Tibetan lake bacteria Metagenome
The free-living (FL) and particle-attached (PA) bacteria have different dispersal potentials and ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems. However, our knowledge of their diversity and regional biogeographical patterns in high-altitude alpine lakes is limited. In this study, to investigate the diversity and geographical patterns of the FL and PA bacterial communities and to quantify the relative influence of environmental filtering and dispersal limitation in shaping the FL and PA bacterial communities, we collected surface water samples from 26 lakes over 1,000 kilometers on the Tibetan Plateau.