Ovine Skin Lesion Microbiome Data from Norway and the UK

A 2026 study by J. S. Duncan presents 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing data from sheep foot lesions and healthy skin. The dataset includes 30 novel Norwegian lesions, 7 footrot lesions, 30 healthy skin samples from Norway, and 38 samples from a prior UK study. It was used to compare bacterial communities across different lesion types and healthy tissue.

Use Cases

• Compare bacterial microbiome composition based on lesion type and health status mentioned in the description
• Investigate dysbiosis in novel ovine skin lesions based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing data
• Train models to classify lesion pathology based on microbiome diversity and phylogenetic data
• Benchmark novel lesion microbiomes against established CODD and footrot lesions

Strengths

• Dataset size is 4.5 MB, indicating a focused and manageable collection
• Includes a direct comparison cohort from a prior UK study (n=38)
• Combines pathological lesion scoring with microbiome sequencing data

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing of biopsy samples from sheep lesions and healthy skin.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 10:31:01

Geography

Norway and the United Kingdom