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In this study, bacterial communities in sediments from 19 mineral springs in northern Peru were characterized using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and their relationships with hydrogeochemical conditions and predicted functional potential were evaluated. The springs exhibited temperatures ranging from 15.1 to 38.2 \u00b0C and total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations ranging from 0.022 to 162.5 mg L\u22121, reflecting marked variation in thermal and mineralization conditions. Bacterial communities were dominated by Desulfobacteraceae, Desulfosarcinaceae, Chlorobiaceae, Nitrosomonadaceae, Nitrospiraceae, and Rhodobacteraceae, including representative genera such as Halanaerobium, Chlorobium, Thiothrix, and Sulfurovum. 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