Metagenomic sequencing of soil samples from plague natural foci in Inner Mongolia, China
This BioProject investigates the soil microbiome of natural plague foci in Inner Mongolia, China. A total of 143 soil samples were collected across seven counties between 2024 and 2025 from habitats of four major rodent hosts: Meriones unguiculatus, Lasiopodomys brandtii, Spermophilus dauricus, and Marmota sibirica. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing was performed on the Illumina platform to characterize microbial community composition and functional potential in relation to plague-endemic and non-endemic areas.