metagenomic sequencing of submarine canyon sediments in SCS

Here, to study microbial diversity and community turnover under different ecological processes, we performed 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing for 114 sediment subsamples of seven push cores, which were collected from the bending area of a submarine canyon in the Wanhu Seamount region, northern South China Sea. Shotgun-metagenomic sequencing was also conducted to study the potential functions of sedimental microbes.