The molecular investigation of Blood cockles (Anadara granosa) associated bacterial communities using 16S rRNA sequencing
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2/12/2018
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Zarkasi, Kamarul Zaman
Mardani Abdul Halim
Teh Faridah Nazari
Feizal Daud
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This article contains data on the bacterial communities and its diversity associated with Anadara granosa. The A. granosa samples were obtained from two major estuaries in Penang, Malaysia using a culture dependent and 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing approaches. A. granosa, a commercial blood cockles and popular seafoods, is fragile to the surrounding environments. Thus, our research focused to better understand the bacterial communities and it diversity in the A. granosa, as well as on the generation of a metagenomic library from A. granosa to further understanding on it diversity. The bacteria Vibrionaceae (34.1%) was predominant in the A. granosa from both environments followed by Enterobacteriaceae (33.3%) and Bacillaceae (16.75%). Vibrio sp., Klebsiella sp., and Bacillus subtilis were the most abundant species present. The data generated in this research is the first metagenomic examination of A. granosa and will provide as a baseline to understand the bacterial communities associated with A. granosa and its surrounding natural environments.
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This data on the bacterial communities and its diversity associated with Anadara granosa. The Anadara granosa samples were obtained from two major estuaries in Penang, Malaysia using a culture dependent and 16S rRNA sequencing approach.
Link to article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.05.052