Microbiome study of Vellozia Species from the Campos Rupestres
The study investigates the dynamics and relationships among Vellozia species from rupestrian grasslands and their microbiota using metagenomic data. Currently, the dataset comprises 38 soil samples that underwent shotgun metagenomic sequencing, collected approximately 20 cm away from Vellozia, at 15 cm depth, during the rainy and dry seasons. Each sample corresponds to a different individual. The species were selected according to their drought-tolerance strategies, including desiccation-tolerant (e.g., Vellozia nivea and Vellozia tubiflora) and non-desiccation-tolerant (e.g., Vellozia intermedia and Vellozia peripherica).