Catalog of operational taxonomic units and unified amplicon sequencing data for the microbiomes of medicinal plant roots.

ABSTRACT: China has a rich history of cultivating medicinal plants, whose root microbial communities closely interact with the medicinal plants, thereby influencing their growth, health, and medicinal properties. Currently, researchers widely use 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to study these root microbial communities. However, publicly available sequence datasets often lack essential sample information or contain errors, impeding the reuse of the datasets in the future. In this study, we aimed to create a united, reliable, and readily usable source of 16S rRNA gene sequences for medicinal plant root microbiomes. We compiled a catalog of 1392 microbiome samples for 58 medicinal plants from 58 studies, and manually provided essential sample information based on the experimental setup described in

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11610985 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature