Metagenomic insights into microbial community, functional annotation, and antibiotic resistance genes in Himalayan Brahmaputra River sediment, India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Brahmaputra, a major transboundary river of the Himalayas flowing predominantly through Northeast India, particularly Assam, is increasingly endangered by contamination due to rapid urbanization and anthropogenic pressures. These environmental changes pose significant risks at the microbial level, affecting nutrient cycling and productivity, and thereby impacting river ecosystem health. The next-generation sequencing technology using a metagenomics approach has revolutionized our understanding of the microbiome and its critical role in various aquatic environments.

Methods

The present study aimed to investigate the structure of the bacterial community and its functional potentials within the sediments of the Brahmaputra River, India, using high-throughput sh

SUBMITTER: Sharma N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614985 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature