title: Metagenome analysis of the root endophytic microbial community of Indian rice (O. sativaL.).
abstract: This study reports the root endophytic microbial community profile in rice (Oryza sativaL.), the largest food crop of Asia, using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Metagenome of OS01 and OS04 consisted of 11,17,900 sequences with 300 Mbp size and average 55.6% G + C content. Data of this study are available at NCBI Bioproject (PRJNA360379). The taxonomic analysis of 843 OTU's showed that the sequences belonged to four major phyla revealing dominance of Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Cyanobacteria and Actinobacteria. Results reveal the dominance ofBacillusas major endophytic genera in rice roots, probably playing a key role in Nitrogen fixation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Bidhannagar College, EB-2, Sector-1, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700064, India.
authors.forename: Subhadipa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.affiliation: Theoretical and Computational Biology Division, AIIST, Palta 743122, India.
authors.forename: Sayak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ganguli
authors.affiliation: Computational Biology Division, The Biome, Kolkata 700064, India.
authors.forename: Pankaj K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Endophytic microbial community; Food crop; Metagenome; OTU; Rice