Tibetan Glacier Genome and Gene catalogue Raw sequence reads

The Tibetan Plateau, which contains the largest area of low latitude glaciers, is particularly vulnerable. By sequencing 85 metagenomes and 883 cultured isolates from 21 Tibetan glaciers covering snow, ice, and cryoconite habitats, we present the first specialised glacier genome and gene catalogue to archive glacial genomic and functional diversity. This comprehensive Tibetan Glacier Genome and Gene (TG2G) catalogue includes 883 genomes and 2358 metagenome-assembled genomes, which represent 968 candidate species spanning 30 phyla. The catalogue also contains over 25 million non-redundant protein encoding genes, the utility of which was demonstrated by the exploration of secondary-metabolite biosynthetic potentials, virulence factor identification, and global glacier metagenome comparison.