Metagenomic data of plant rhizosphere soil affected by microplastics
This study investigates the impact of polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) microplastics on the rhizosphere microbiome of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and evaluates the remediation potential of the PBAT-degrading fungus Trichoderma guizhouense NJAU4742. We generated metagenomic datasets from rhizosphere soil samples subjected to four treatments: (1) control (CK, no PBAT or Trichoderma), (2) PBAT contamination (PB, 2% w/w), (3) PBAT with wild-type T. guizhouense (WT), and (4) PBAT with a cutinase-overexpressing mutant strain (OE). All treatments were replicated in both sterilized and native soils to dissect microbiota-plastic interactions.