Deep sequencing of the bacteriome and mycobiome in Nicotiana tabacum fields with differing black shank disease incidence

Phytophthora nicotianae is a widespread cause of black shank disease of tobacco plants and causes substantial harvest losses in all major cultivation areas. The oomycete primarily affects plant roots and the stem where it leads to a progressing decay of the diseased tissues. In this Resource Announcement, we provide two complementary datasets comprising 16S gene fragment amplicons (bacteriome) and ITS1 region amplicons (mycobiome) that were sequenced on a Illumina-based platform. Soil samples were obtained from disease-affected fields in Guizhou province (China) and include control samples from fields without previous disease incidence. Both datasets were acquired at a high sequencing depth and accompanied by detailed metadata, which facilitate their implementation in comparative studies. The Resource Announcement provides a basis for disease-specific biomarker detection and correlation studies that include the microbiome.