Metagenome sequencing of filters from sequential filtering of surface seawater from the North Sea during a spring phytoplankton bloom.
A surface seawater sample collected on 14 April 2009 as part of the MIMAS project, during a spring phytoplankton bloom at the island of Helgoland (54°11.3'N, 7°54.0'E), was sequentially filtered through polycarbonate filters with pore sizes of 10 µm, 3 µm, and 0.2 µm. DNA was then extracted from the three filters, and sequenced with Illumina HiSeq 2500 machines producing 2 x 250 bp paired end reads.