Metaphyton community and biochemical analysis of neurotoxic cyanobacterial mats in Lady Bird Lake, Austin, Texas (August 5, 2019)

For the first time in the history of Austin, Texas, a toxin-producing cyanobacterial bloom was documented on August 3, 2019 after several dog deaths were reported to City staff. These data represent the first samples taken on August 5, 2019. Individual cells/filaments of microalgae were isolated for genetic and biochemical characterization. Genetic identification was performed using 16S rRNA PCR barcoding and Sanger sequencing. Toxins were detected using LCMS. The following dataset contains the raw and processed data for the DNA sequencing and biochemical evaluations.2019年8月3日，得克萨斯州奥斯汀市在其历史上首次记录到产毒蓝藻水华——此前有多起犬只死亡事件被上报至市政工作人员。本数据集收录的正是2019年8月5日采集的首批样本。研究人员分离得到微藻的单个细胞/丝状体，用于开展遗传与生化特性表征。遗传鉴定通过16S rRNA PCR条形码编码（16S rRNA PCR barcoding）与桑格测序（Sanger sequencing）技术完成。毒素检测采用液相色谱-质谱联用（LCMS）技术。本数据集涵盖DNA测序与生化评估环节的原始数据及经处理后的数据。