Data Sheet 1_Evaluating Candidatus Aquirickettsia rohweri gene expression upon nutrient en

Gene expression data for the bacterial parasite Candidatus Aquirickettsia rohweri within the critically endangered coral Acropora cervicornis. The dataset compares parasite physiology under ambient versus nutrient-enriched conditions, as described in a research document authored by Lauren Speare and last updated in April 2026. The data is stored in a 576.8 KB DOCX file.

Use Cases

• Analyze bacterial parasite gene expression shifts based on nutrient enrichment conditions described in the study.
• Model host-parasite interactions in coral disease based on the described upregulation of genes for host interaction and stress response.
• Investigate microbial strategies for survival and exploitation based on the described 'conserve-and-maintain' versus 'growth-and-exploitation' gene expression patterns.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific, peer-reviewed experimental design comparing ambient and nutrient-enriched conditions.
• The underlying research includes electron microscopy validation of parasite location and abundance.
• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• The primary data is embedded in a DOCX document; actual gene expression tables or matrices require extraction.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small in scale at 576.8 KB, indicating limited raw data volume.

Provenance

Source

Lauren Speare via figshare

Collection Method

Experimental analysis of gene expression from a disease-susceptible Acropora cervicornis genotype.

Time Range

Experimental timeframe not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 05:16:37

Geography

Likely Caribbean region, given the focus on Acropora cervicornis, but not explicitly stated.