Microbial Community Structure and Functional Potential in Tropical Lithic Habitats

A dataset from a 2026 study by Sahassawat Chailungka investigates microbial communities in rock habitats in northern Thailand. It compares epilithic and endolithic communities on sandstone and limestone with nearby soil samples. The data likely contains taxonomic and functional profiles of bacteria and fungi, highlighting nutrient cycling roles.

Use Cases

• Compare microbial community composition between lithic and soil environments based on taxonomic profiles.
• Analyze functional enrichment for nutrient cycling processes like carbon and nitrogen fixation based on predicted metabolic functions.
• Study the prevalence of specific microbial groups, such as photosynthetic cyanobacteria and rock-inhabiting fungi, in tropical lithic niches.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• The description provides specific findings on dominant microbial phyla and functional groups.

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 at 4.6 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Samples were collected from sandstone and limestone lithic habitats and adjacent soil in northern Thailand.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 05:43:29.

Geography

Northern Thailand