Manila Clam Intestinal Microbiota and Environmental Factors from Two Chinese Habitats

Supplementary file 1_Environmental factors shape the intestinal microbiota and function of Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum.docx contains data on bacterial communities from clam intestines, seawater, and sediment. The dataset was generated by Bifu Gan using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and was last updated on 2026-05-01. It compares samples from two habitats, Fuqing and Putian, to analyze relationships between host microbiota and environmental drivers.

Use Cases

• Compare bacterial community composition between host intestines and environmental samples based on 16S rRNA sequencing data.
• Identify core bacterial communities in clam guts across different regions based on the described taxonomic groups.
• Analyze the influence of environmental factors like temperature, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients on microbial diversity.
• Study ecological adaptability of intestinal microbiota by comparing functional specialization and network modularity described in the study.

Strengths

• Includes multi-sample type comparison: intestinal, seawater, and sediment bacterial communities.
• Uses 16S rRNA gene (V3-V4) sequencing, a standard method for microbial community profiling.
• Provides analysis from two distinct geographic regions, Fuqing and Putian, allowing for comparative study.

Limitations

• Dataset size is 1015.7 KB, indicating a very limited scope and likely small sample count.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for statistical modeling.

Provenance

Source

Bifu Gan via figshare

Collection Method

16S rRNA gene (V3-V4) sequencing of bacterial communities from clam intestines, seawater, and sediment.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 04:18:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Samples collected from two typical habitats, Fuqing and Putian (likely in China).