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ArticleCurrent research in microbial sciences2026

Diversity and transmission processes of potentially pathogenic bacterial communities in the East Rongbuk Glaciers, Mt. Everest.

Tong Ma, Yeteng Xu, Xinyue Wang, Zhiyuan Chen, Pengfei Chen, Junming Guo, Shichang Kang, Shanjia Li, Wei Zhang, Tuo Chen and 2 more

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Tong MaState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Yeteng XuState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Xinyue WangKey Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Gansu Province, 730000, China.
Zhiyuan ChenState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Pengfei ChenState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Junming GuoState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Shichang KangState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Shanjia LiSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China.
Wei ZhangKey Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Gansu Province, 730000, China.
Tuo ChenState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Guangxiu LiuKey Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Gansu Province, 730000, China.
Binglin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China.

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Glacier retreat driven by global warming is releasing previously sequestered microbial communities, including potential human pathogens, into downstream environments. However, the diversity, ecological assembly mechanisms, and dispersal processes of these bacteria remain largely unknown in high-altitude glacier systems. In this study, we characterized potential pathogenic bacterial communities along a 1200 m elevation gradient (5293-6476 m) on the East Rongbuk Glacier, northern slope of Mount Everest, using high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing for snow, ice, cryoconite, and moraine samples. A total of 833 pathogenic bacterial species were identified, with Proteobacteria and Cyanobacteria dominating the communities. Distinct altitude-dependent variations were observed, with taxa such as

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Community diversityDispersal processesGlaciersMount everestPotentially pathogenic bacteria

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