厚壁菌
冰川
拟杆菌
季风
蛋白质细菌
冰期
生物
生态学
海洋学
环境科学
细菌
自然地理学
地质学
地理
16S核糖体RNA
古生物学
遗传学
作者
Jing Qi,Mukan Ji,Wenqiang Wang,Zhihao Zhang,Keshao Liu,Zhongwei Huang,Yongqin Liu
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154980
摘要
The glacier of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is influenced by the Indian monsoon and continental westerlies. Wind flow can carry a variety of bacteria and disperse across the TP. Once these bacteria are colonized to the glacier surface, they could affect the biogeochemical cycle of the glacial ecosystems. However, very few studies have focused on the relationships between these airborne bacteria and atmospheric circulation over glaciers of the TP. Here we studied the diversity, taxonomic composition, and community structure of airborne bacteria on six TP glaciers using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The results revealed an increase in the airborne bacterial diversity over the glaciers under the effect of the Indian monsoon. Airborne bacteria were dominated by Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria, while relative abundances of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were significantly higher under the influence of the Indian monsoon in the southern and central of the TP, respectively. Moreover, significantly different airborne bacterial community structures were observed over glaciers under the influence of the Indian monsoon, which could be explained by the increased community stochasticity. In addition, the Indian monsoon increases the diversity and relative abundance of potential pathogens, which includes the most notorious bacteria such as Pseudomonas fluorescens, Staphylococcus aureus, and Clostridium butyricum. Our results revealed for the first time that atmospheric circulation influences the composition of airborne bacteria over the glaciers on the TP, this may provide critical insights into the distinct microbial community structure and function in glaciers across the TP.
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