Dataset for: Microbial Community Analysis of an Alabama Salt Marsh affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2010

In this study, we examined the microbial communities of a Gulf of Mexico coastal salt marsh during the influx of petroleum hydrocarbons following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to assess the microbial community response. We used genome-enabled technologies to examine the effects of nutrient additions to enhance microbial degradation of oil in sandy beach sediments and to determine the effects of dispersants on salt marsh microbial populations. GeoChip microarray analyses data are presented for 21 sediments samples collected from June 2 to July 2, 2010. GenBank IDs, gene names and categories are reported. Microbial organisms are identified to the lowest possible taxonomic group and full lineage is provided.