ViraICE project data associated with the manuscript 'Phaeoviruses Present in Cultured and Natural Kelp Species, Saccharina latissima and Laminaria hyperborea (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales), in Norway'. The dataset contains sampling information and sequencing results from molecular analysis of two economically important kelp species along the Norwegian coast from 2016 to 2022. It was authored by Ruiz Martínez, Eliana and last updated on 2026-04-21.
Use Cases
- Analyze the distribution and prevalence of phaeoviruses based on PCR results against the Phaeoviral MCP gene.
- Study correlations between environmental factors like seawater temperature and salinity and viral presence based on sampling data.
- Investigate viral diversity and variant identification based on sequencing data matches against reference sequences.
- Model the impact of phaeoviruses on cultured versus wild kelp populations based on species and location data.
Strengths
- Sampling spans a 7-year period from 2016 to 2022, providing longitudinal data.
- Includes data from both cultured and wild populations of two kelp species, Saccharina latissima and Laminaria hyperborea.
- Contains multiple data types: environmental parameters (depth, temperature, salinity), molecular results (DNA concentration, PCR), and sequencing outputs (reads, matches, variants).
Limitations
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to sampling along the Norwegian coast.
Provenance
- Source
- DataverseNO Harvested Dataverse, associated with the ViraICE project (NFR-314108).
- Collection Method
- Molecular analysis of kelp samples collected along the Norwegian coast.
- Time Range
- 2016 to 2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-21 02:27:12; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Norwegian coast