The magneto-microbiome: A dataset of the metagenomic distribution of magnetotactic bacteria.

ABSTRACT: Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are diverse prokaryotes characterized by their ability to generate biogenic magnetic iron crystals. MTB are ubiquitous across aquatic environments, and growing evidence has indicated they may be present in association with animal microbiomes. Unfortunately, they are difficult to culture in vitro and more studies understanding their biogeographical distribution and ecological roles are needed. To provide data regarding the patterns of diversity and distribution of MTB, we screened the entire Sequence Read Archive (SRA) from the National Center for Biotechnology Information for DNA sequencing reads matching known MTB taxa. The dataset summarizes the count of reads assigned to MTB from more than 26 million SRA accessions comprising approximately 80 petabase

SUBMITTER: Fitak RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10838685 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature