Genomes for halophilic bacteria with potential contamination, sampled from Northern California in 2021

UC Davis offers an undergraduate research course (BIS 23A/B) designed to
teach new students the basics about wet-lab experimentation. The course
aims to serve as a gentle introduction to academia. In the 2021/2022
iteration of the course, students sampled, prepared, and sequenced genomes
for halophilic (salt tolerant) bacteria, collected from environmental
samples in Northern California. One draft genome was successfully
sequenced without contamination and was submitted to the NIH's
genetics database. Two other genome scaffolds, though successfully
sequenced, are high in suspected contamination and were not accepted by
the NCBI. These possibly-contaminated scaffolds are provided as FASTA
files in this Dryad database. Both samples were collected in
September/October 2021. Researchers can freely access and use these
scaffolds for any purpose, such as seeking to apply more advanced
contamination detection and removal algorithms that are beyond the scope
of the course.