Soil microbial communities in natural and agricultural sites in Kenya

Soil microbial communities in 3 sites in Kenya, which were collected to be investigated effects of cultivation on them. All the 3 sites had neibouring 2 land-uses (natural and agricultural (maize)), and both of them had 3 of 1 x 1 m plot separated from each other by 20 m. A plot had 3 replications. In total, DNA was extracted from 27 natural and 27 agricultural soils, and the 16S rRNA region was sequenced to elucidate the bacterial community.