Novel collection, Tayside, Scotland, tuf1, amplicons
We report a novel collection of tuf1A and/or 16S rRNA gene amplicons for a dataset of 106 spore-forming bacterial strains collected from a variety of soil samples around Tayside, Scotland as part of a Citizen Science project to encourage participation in scientific research. This baseline characterization of the rhizosphere in an oceanic/temperate climate will also be valuable for the study of the diversity of bacterial communities. Isolates identified were mainly of the Bacillus, Priesta, and Peribacillus genera, but additional species were recorded.
We report a novel collection of tuf1A and/or 16S rRNA gene amplicons for a dataset of 106 spore-forming bacterial strains collected from a variety of soil samples around Tayside, Scotland as part of a Citizen Science project to encourage participation in scientific research. This baseline characterization of the rhizosphere in an oceanic/temperate climate will also be valuable for the study of the diversity of bacterial communities. Isolates identified were mainly of the Bacillus, Priesta, and Peribacillus genera, but additional species were recorded.