Archaeal, bacterial and fungal raw sequence reads associated with degradation (90 days in laboratory conditions) of bio-based and biodegradable plastic, polybutylene succinate-co-adipate (PBSA)

Bio-based and biodegradable plastics are considered as plastics of the future owing to their ability to decompose under various environmental conditions. However, their effects on the soil microbiome are poorly charac-terised. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of an important bio-based and biodegradable plastic, poly-butylene succinate-co-adipate (PBSA), on soil microbial diversity and community composition using high-resolution molecular techniques (Illumina sequencing) targeting all three microbial domains: archaea, bacteria, and fungi. We investigated soils (initial soil, control soil (Control S), control soil with N (ammonium sulfate) addition (Control SN), soil surrounding PBSA addition treatment (S-PS) and soil surrounding PBSA, N addition treatment (S-PSN)) and PBSA (PBSA in PS treatment, P-PS and PBSA in PSN treatment, P-PSN) microbiome. We conclude that high load of bio-based and biodegradable PBSA plastic may negatively affect soil microbiome.