Bacterial 16S rRNA sequencing data from salt marsh soil samples (n=60) (454 sequencing platform). Schiermonnikoog Bacterial 16S rRNA

Here, we studied an undisturbed salt marsh chronosequence, spanning over a century of ecosystem development, to understand bacterial succession in soil. We studied patterns of bacterial community succession across five distinct soil sites (0, 5, 35, 65 and 105 years of development) using triplicate samples per site (A, B and C), at four time points (i.e. May, July, Septermber and November 2012) (total n=60).