Animal samples metagenome Raw sequence reads

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a vulnerable mammal herbivore living wild in central China. Viral infection has become a potential threat to the health of the endangered giant pandas, but limited viral genetic information related to these animals is available in public database. We describe here the metagenomics-derived viral sequences found in samples, including feces, blood, nasopharyngeal secretion and five different tissues, collected from a wild diseased and healthy captive giant pandas in China. A library was then constructed using Nextera XT DNA Sample Preparation Kit (Illumina) and then sequenced using the Miseq Illumina platform with 250 bases paired ends with a distinct molecular tag for each pool.