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Microbes (16S and 18S rRNA genes) from benthic Antarctic sediments
Citation
Learman D, Henson M, Thrash C, Temperton B, Brannock P, Santos S, Mahon A, Halanych K (2019): Microbes (16S and 18S rRNA genes) from benthic Antarctic sediments. v1.2. SCAR - Microbial Antarctic Resource System. Dataset/Metadata. https://ipt.biodiversity.aq/resource?r=microbes_in_benthic_antarctic_sediments&v=1.2 https://doi.org/10.15468/6heyxn

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Description
Amplicon sequencing dataset (Illumina MiSeq) of microbial communities (16S and 18S rRNA genes) in 24 samples from benthic Antarctic sediments. more

Samples were collected on the Antarctic shelf at depths ranging from 223 to 820 m. The top 3 cm of sediments were transferred into sampling tubes and stored frozen (−80°C). Samples were shipped frozen to Central Michigan University within 3 months of collection.
Study Extent: Surface sediment samples were collected from the continental shelf of Antarctica during two research cruises. The first cruise (Dec. 2013–Feb. 2014, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer) sampled Western Antarctica, which includes the Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, and Ross Sea, using a multicorer. The second cruise (Nov.–Dec. 2014, ASRV Laurence M. Gould) sampled the Antarctic Peninsula using a box corer.
Method step description:
  1. DNA was extracted using a PowerSoil DNA extraction kit (MoBio) following the manufacturer's protocol. Approximately 4–8 extractions were completed on each sediment sample and pooled and concentrated with a DNA Clean and Concentrator kit (Zymo) due to low yields from some of the samples. DNA was then quantified using the Qubit2.0 Fluorometer (Life Technologies) and stored at −20°C. Bacterial and archaeal sequences were generated from the V4 region of 16S rRNA gene using the primer set 515f and 806r while eukaryotic sequences were obtained with the V4 region of the 18S rRNA gene using the primer set 1391r and EukBR. Resulting amplicons were sequenced on an Illumina MiSeq as paired-end (PE) reads of 250-bp at Michigan State University's (MSU) Research Technology Support Facility (RTSF) Genomics Core.

Scope
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Dna sequencing, Metadata, PS, Southern Ocean, Archaea, Bacteria

Geographical coverage
PS, Southern Ocean [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
2014

Taxonomic coverage
Archaea [WoRMS]
Bacteria [WoRMS]

Parameter
Molecular data

Contributors
Central Michigan University (CMU), moredata creator
Louisiana State University (LSU), moredata creator
University of Exeter, moredata creator
Auburn University, moredata creator

Related datasets
Published in:
AntOBIS: Antarctic Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
(Partly) included in:
RAS: Register of Antarctic Species, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Metadata
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2019-04-03
Information last updated: 2019-04-10
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