Electric Shaver Microbiomes with Metagenomic and Culture-Dependent Profiling

A study of 10 individuals' electric shavers sampled at early and mature usage stages, generating 8 metagenomes and 97 viable isolates. The dataset includes deep metagenomic sequencing and whole-genome sequencing of 45 isolates, revealing enrichment of multidrug-resistant bacteria. It was authored by Shisheng Chen and last updated on 2026-05-07.

Use Cases

• Profiling microbial community assembly under environmental filtering based on metagenomic data.
• Tracking the enrichment of specific stress-adapted lineages like Acinetobacter ursingii and Klebsiella pneumoniae across different hosts.
• Identifying mobile genetic elements and resistance islands associated with shared anthropogenic pressures.
• Investigating co-occurrence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase genes and virulence determinants in viable isolates.

Strengths

• Combines metagenomic profiling with culture-dependent isolation from 10 distinct hosts.
• Includes whole-genome sequencing data for 45 representative bacterial isolates.
• Identifies specific bacterial lineages (e.g., Klebsiella pneumoniae MLST995) and resistance genes (e.g., blaSHV, mcr-like variants).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small (584.9 KB), indicating limited scope, likely focused on summary results rather than raw sequence data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Sampling of electric shavers from 10 individuals, followed by metagenomic sequencing and bacterial culture.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 05:34:26; freshness should be verified.