Amplicon sequencing of quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase gene(gcd) from soil samples in Horqin Sandy Land
These sequences represent the gcd gene (encoding quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase) amplified from soil samples collected under sand-fixation plantations in the Horqin Sandy Land, Inner Mongolia, China. Samples were taken along a herbaceous vegetation successional gradient (shifting sand, early, middle, and late successional stages). The gcd gene fragments (approximately 330 bp) were amplified using primers gcd-FW and gcd-RW and sequenced on the Illumina platform. This study aimed to investigate the response of inorganic phosphorus-solubilizing bacterial communities to vegetation succession. The sequences provide insight into the diversity and community structure of gcd-harboring bacteria during ecological restoration of sandy soils.