Dataset for: Microbial Community Analysis of an Alabama Salt Marsh affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2010

In this study, we examined the microbial communities of a Gulf of Mexico coastal salt marsh during the influx of petroleum hydrocarbons following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to assess the microbial community response. We used genome-enabled technologies to examine the effects of nutrient additions to enhance microbial degradation of oil in sandy beach sediments and to determine the effects of dispersants on salt marsh microbial populations. GeoChip microarray analyses data are presented for 21 sediments samples collected from June 2 to July 2, 2010. GenBank IDs, gene names and categories are reported. Microbial organisms are identified to the lowest possible taxonomic group and full lineage is provided.

本研究针对深水地平线（Deepwater Horizon）漏油事件发生后，墨西哥湾沿岸盐沼遭遇石油烃类侵入时的微生物群落展开调查，以评估微生物群落的响应特征。本研究采用基因组赋能技术，探究添加营养盐以促进沙滩沉积物中石油的微生物降解效果，并明确分散剂对盐沼微生物种群的影响。本研究呈现了2010年6月2日至7月2日采集的21份沉积物样品的功能基因微阵列（GeoChip）分析数据，同时报告了GenBank登录号、基因名称及功能类别。所有微生物均被鉴定至尽可能低的分类学层级，并提供完整的分类谱系信息。