title: Fungal ITS gene amplicon from Eastern Indian Ocean 2018 Inter-monsoon Cruise
design: The total DNA of individual samples was extracted using E.Z.N.A Water DNA Kit (OMEGA, USA). The ITS gene of Fungi was amplified using the barcodes-linked ITS1-F (5'-CTTGGTCATTTAGAGGAAGTAA-3') and ITS2 (5'-GCTGCGTTCTTCATCGATGC-3').