Abstract:

16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to identify the sediment microbial community response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Sediments were collected before, during and after the oil spill and 16S rRNA gene sequences were acquired via Sanger DNA sequencing. Samples were collected between May 2010-July 2011.

Suggested Citation:

Andreas Teske. 2017. 16S rRNA gene sequences collected Gulf of Mexico sediments before and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, May 2010-July 2011. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7RF5S21

Publications:

Yang, T., Speare, K., McKay, L., MacGregor, B. J., Joye, S. B., & Teske, A. (2016). Distinct Bacterial Communities in Surficial Seafloor Sediments Following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Blowout. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01384

Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the diversity of the microbial community response to the Deepwater Horizon spill via sequencing the 16S rRNA gene from sediments collected before and after the spill.

Data Parameters and Units:

Sample name; Ship; Date (mm/dd/yy); Site depth (m); latitude (decimal degrees); longitude (decimal degrees); Oil impact; Sample layer (sediment sampling range, cm); NCBI Genbank Accession #

Provenance and Historical References:

All 16S rRNA gene sequences associated with this dataset are deposited with the NCBI Genbank. Specifically, C40 are KX172179–KX172328; sample C75, KX172329–KX172396; sample C82, KX172397–KX172514; sample E01402, KX172515–KX172558; sample E01801, KX172559–KX172596; sample E01804, KX172597–KX172667; sample GIP08, KX172668–KX172718; sample GIP08RNA, KX172719–KX172771; sample GIP16-0-1 cm, KX172772–KX172892; sample GIP16-3-4 cm, KX172893–KX172944; sample GIP16RNA, KX172945–KX172993; sample GIP24, KX172994–KX173048; sample MUC19, KX173049–KX173105; sample MUC20, KX173106–KX173165, sample PE6, KX173166–KX173236; sample PE21, KX173237–KX173285.

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