German Cockroach Midgut Microbiome Sequencing Quality and Diversity Indices

76.3 KB of data on sequencing quality and diversity indices for the midgut microbiome of the German cockroach, authored by Kok Yean Von and last updated on May 12, 2026. The dataset is hosted on figshare and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assess sequencing run quality for microbiome studies based on the described quality indices.
• Compare microbial diversity across insect species or gut compartments based on the provided diversity indices.
• Benchmark bioinformatics pipelines for 16S rRNA or metagenomic data using the described quality metrics.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, facilitating reuse.
• The 76.3 KB size indicates a focused, specific dataset.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Likely derived from laboratory sequencing of German cockroach midgut samples.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 07:41:56; freshness should be verified.