Bacillus subtilis isolated from marine coastal sediment: transcriptomic response to mercury (Hg) stress
This study investigates the transcriptomic response of a Bacillus subtilis strain isolated from marine coastal sediment to mercury (Hg) stress. The bacterium was cultured under laboratory conditions and exposed to a defined concentration of Hg for a specified duration. Total RNA was extracted from both Hg-treated and control (non-treated) samples. RNA-seq libraries were prepared and sequenced on an Illumina platform in paired-end mode. The raw sequence data are provided in FASTQ format.