Raw data from amplicon sequencing of soil samples targeting the 16S rRNA and ITS genetic regions. The dataset was contributed by Kirill Bogdanov via the Harvard Dataverse and was last updated on May 12, 2026. The specific sequencing volume and sample count are not detailed in the provided metadata.
Use Cases
- Profiling soil bacterial communities based on 16S rRNA gene sequences
- Analyzing soil fungal diversity based on Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequences
- Benchmarking bioinformatics pipelines for processing raw FASTQ files from environmental samples
- Investigating microbial community shifts in soil ecosystems
Strengths
- Data is sourced from amplicon sequencing, a standard method for microbial community profiling.
- The dataset includes sequences for both bacterial (16S rRNA) and fungal (ITS) marker genes.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Harvard Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Amplicon sequencing of soil samples.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-12 17:12:48; freshness should be verified.