The impact of native microbial communities of soil on the growth and persistence of Ophidomyces ophidiicola

The submission contains bacterial (16S) and fungal (ITS2) amplicon sequencing data from 10 soil samples originating from snake hibernacula in the US state of New Jersey. We used microcosm growth assays to determine how well the causative fungal agent of Snake Fungal Disease, Ophidomyces ophidiicola (Oo), grows and survives in soil. Through the use of a paired sterile and unsterile soil samples we were able to assess how this growth and survival was impacted by the presence of native microbial communities. We found that the growth and survival of Oo was entirely inhibited by the presence of native microbes.

本提交数据集包含采自美国新泽西州蛇类冬眠巢穴的10份土壤样本的细菌16S与真菌ITS2扩增子测序数据。本研究采用微宇宙生长实验，探究蛇真菌病（Snake Fungal Disease）的致病真菌Ophidomyces ophidiicola（简称Oo）在土壤中的生长与存活情况。通过设置配对的灭菌与未灭菌土壤样本，我们评估了本土微生物群落的存在对该真菌生长与存活的影响。研究结果表明，本土微生物的存在完全抑制了Oo的生长与存活。