Soil community for preservation Metagenome
Soil was stored at three temperatures over two weeks to determine the most appropriate method for preserving the soil microbiome.  Soil was collected from the mineral soil surface to a depth of ~6 inches underneath a native riparian California bay tree at California Polytechnic State University (N 35° 18'' 46.59'''', W 120° 39'' 7.26''''). There was substantial organic matter buildup in this soil, but it is serpentinite in nature with low calcium and high magnesium content.