ena-STUDY-EMBL-06-03-2017-12:49:52:687-330
16S metabarcoding data of global soil samples
Here, we leverage metabarcoding in 190 soil microbiome samples (7,600 subsamples), covering all major biomes and soil types, to generate a global view of taxonomic and functional diversity in two commonly dominant soil microbial groups, bacteria and fungi. We find that while taxonomic diversity declines poleward for fungi, it increases in temperate zones for bacteria.
Here, we leverage metabarcoding in 190 soil microbiome samples (7,600 subsamples), covering all major biomes and soil types, to generate a global view of taxonomic and functional diversity in two commonly dominant soil microbial groups, bacteria and fungi. We find that while taxonomic diversity declines poleward for fungi, it increases in temperate zones for bacteria.