High spatial resolution global ocean metagenomes from Bio-GO-SHIP repeat hydrography transects
Open Access
- 16 April 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Scientific Data
- Vol. 8 (1), 1-6
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00889-9
Abstract
Detailed descriptions of microbial communities have lagged far behind physical and chemical measurements in the marine environment. Here, we present 971 globally distributed surface ocean metagenomes collected at high spatio-temporal resolution. Our low-cost metagenomic sequencing protocol produced 3.65 terabases of data, where the median number of base pairs per sample was 3.41 billion. The median distance between sampling stations was 26 km. The metagenomic libraries described here were collected as a part of a biological initiative for the Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program, or “Bio-GO-SHIP.” One of the primary aims of GO-SHIP is to produce high spatial and vertical resolution measurements of key state variables to directly quantify climate change impacts on ocean environments. By similarly collecting marine metagenomes at high spatiotemporal resolution, we expect that this dataset will help answer questions about the link between microbial communities and biogeochemical fluxes in a changing ocean.Funding Information
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (T32AI141346)
- United States Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NA10OAR4320143, U8R1SE3-PRF, U8R1SE3-PRF)
- National Science Foundation (OCE-1437015, OCE-1046297, OCE-1559002, OCE-1848576, OCE-1948842)
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