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Exploring the Root Microbiome: Extracting Bacterial Community Data from the Soil, Rhizosphere, and Root Endosphere
Published on: May 2, 2018
Shotgun metagenomics and metatranscriptomics of soil microbial communities under monoculture and polyculture cover
Nichole Giani1, Jojy John1, Barbara Campbell1
1Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
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Abstract:
Here, we present 30 metagenomes, 21 metatranscriptomes, and 334 metagenome-assembled genomes collected from soils under different cover crop species. This data set will be useful for studying microbial interactions, especially functional redundancy, with relevance to agricultural management and sustainability.
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