Twenty cold-adapted bacterial strains were isolated from soil near the Dasan Station in the Arctic for their ability to degrade or bioconvert humic substances. The isolates were identified via 16S rRNA gene analysis, revealing a simple bacterial diversity. The dataset was created by AMD_KOPRI and published in 2012.
Use Cases
- Classify bacterial strain identity using 16S rRNA gene sequence data.
- Analyze the phylogenetic diversity of humic-degrading isolates from the Arctic.
- Study the correlation between isolation location and degradative function for specific strains.
- Identify candidate strains for functional genomic studies on humic substance degradation pathways.
Strengths
- Contains 20 distinct, characterized bacterial isolates.
- Includes 16S rRNA gene analysis for taxonomic identification.
- Focuses on a specific functional trait (humic substance degradation) in a unique environment.
Limitations
- Small sample size of 20 isolates limits statistical power.
- Data is from a single sampling location and time (2012), limiting generalizability.
- Lack of publicly available column details restricts immediate analytical utility.
Provenance
- Source
- AMD_KOPRI via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Isolation and culturing of bacterial strains from soil, followed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and analysis.
- Time Range
- 2012
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Surrounding area of Dasan Station, Arctic.