DEHRADUN: Over 50,000 different types of bacteria found in the deglaciated area of the Gangotri glacier, 92% of which are "unknown" to mankind, have been turning it from white to green, discovered scientists at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in a first-of-its-kind study of the Indian side of the Himalayas.
It was published in America's 'Current Microbiology' journal this month. The research, which studies a time period of over 300 years, shows the relationship between "deglaciated landscapes, bacterial community succession, flora, and climate change", scientists said.
