Bacterial amplicon sequencing data from rhizosphere soil associated with Spartina alterniflora collected in Bay Jimmy, Louisiana from 2013-01-19 to 2013-06-26

This dataset contains bacterial amplicon sequencing data from rhizosphere soil associated with Spartina alterniflora plants using 16S rDNA markers, respectively. The dataset was in support of the study assessing the influence of S. alterniflora plant traits on associated soil microbial communities, which was conducted along Bay Jimmy, Louisiana in 2013. The table is the raw (non-rarified) bacterial OTU abundances table generated from the soil surrounding each plant. Bacterial response variables are abundance, diversity and composition in rhizosphere soil using culture-independent sequencing of 16S rDNA region for taxonomy; and high throughput sequencing for community analyses. Environmental parameters including location, residual oil, individual GPS points etc. measured from the individual plant as well as biotic parameters such as plant provenance are also included.