Soil oil-degrading bacterial populations in oil-contaminated sediments collected in Barataria Bay, Louisiana from 2018-05-24 to 2018-10-30

Marsh sediment samples were collected from 21 permanent stations that were established in 2011 to include: reference, moderately oiled, and heavily oiled sites (7 replicates each) in Barataria Bay, Louisiana from 2018-05-24 to 2018-10-30. Oil-degrading bacterial populations were determined by plating with BH agar and oil-degrading genes quantified with real-time quantitative PCR assays. The data is essential for accurate assessment of petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation.

本数据集的沼泽沉积物样品采自2011年设立的21个永久监测站位，这些站位位于美国路易斯安那州巴拉塔里亚湾，涵盖参照位点、中度油污位点与重度油污位点三类，每类各设7个生物学重复，采样时段为2018年5月24日至2018年10月30日。实验过程中，采用BH琼脂（BH agar）平板涂布法测定石油降解细菌种群丰度，并通过实时定量PCR（real-time quantitative PCR）实验对石油降解基因进行定量检测。该数据集对于石油烃生物降解过程的精准评估具有关键支撑价值。