Microbial diversity on sea urchins
This submission contains 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing data targeting the V3 and V4 hypervariable region of bacteria associated with sea urchins to explore host-associated microbial community structure. Samples were collected from Arbacia lixula and Paracentrotus lividus individuals, and sequenced using Illumina MiSeq, 2x300 bp paired-end technology. The data support an investigation of microbial diversity and host-specificity across different species, locations, and tissue types.