Soil microbial community in reference and oiled sites, northern Barataria Bay, 2015-2016

Soil samples were collected from 21 sites in northern Barataria Bay in spring and fall, along with other ecosystem parameters. Sample sites were classified as reference, moderately oiled, and heavily oiled. To study the soil microbial community, DNA was extracted from soil samples, sequenced with Illumina MiSeq, and processed with QIIME.

本研究于春季和秋季从巴拉塔里亚湾（Barataria Bay）北部的21个采样点位采集土壤样本，并同步采集了其他生态系统相关参数。所有采样点位被划分为参照组、中度油污组与重度油污组。为探究土壤微生物群落，研究人员从土壤样本中提取脱氧核糖核酸（DNA），采用Illumina MiSeq平台进行测序，并通过QIIME完成后续数据处理。