Arctic Yellow River Station in Svalbard is the source of this collection of 53 actinobacterial strains isolated from rhizospheric soil of 7 plants in 2007. The dataset was created by the organization SCIOPS and identifies strains across 8 genera, including Streptomyces and Arthrobacter. It was last updated in December 2008.
Use Cases
- Analyze the distribution of genera like Streptomyces and Arthrobacter across the 7 sampled plant species.
- Compare the prevalence of predominant versus rare genera such as Rhodococcus and Kribbella among the 53 isolates.
- Use the 16S rDNA sequence data for phylogenetic analysis of Arctic actinobacterial diversity.
- Correlate actinobacterial genus identification with specific plant rhizosphere sources from the sampling event.
Strengths
- Contains 53 identified actinobacterial isolates.
- Covers 8 distinct genera including Streptomyces, Arthrobacter, Rhodococcus, and Saccharothrix.
- Samples originate from a specific, documented location and time: Arctic Yellow River Station in 2007.
Limitations
- Small sample size of 53 isolates limits statistical power for broad ecological conclusions.
- Data is over 15 years old, potentially not reflecting current microbial community states.
- No column-level metadata or sample data is provided, limiting reproducibility of analyses.
Provenance
- Source
- nasa_earthdata
- Collection Method
- Isolation via spread-plate technique and identification via ARDRA and 16S rDNA sequence analysis.
- Time Range
- 2007
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Arctic Yellow River Station, Ny-Alesund, Svalbard