Microbiota composition and metabolomic profiles of the deep sea sponges Weberella bursa, Stryphnus fortis and Geodia barretti along a depth gradient

• Main Authors: Steffen, Karin, Indraningrat, Anak, Erngren, Ida, Haglöf, Jakob, Becking, Lisa, Smidt, Hauke, Yashayaev, Igor, Kenchington, Ellen, Pettersson, Curt, Cárdenas, Paco, Sipkema, Detmer
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Wageningen University 2018
• Subjects: Geodia barretti; Raw sequence reads; Stryphnus fortis; Weberella bursa; deep sea sponges; Davis Strait
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/datasets/microbiota-composition-and-metabolomic-profiles-of-the-deep-sea-s

In this study we assessed prokaryotic community and metabolite profiles of the three deep sea sponges: W. bursa, S. fortis and G. barretti collected at the Davis Strait at depth range of 200 - 1400 m. Microbial composition was investigated using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing by applying the Illumina MiSeq technology and metabolomic profiles were screened using UPLC-QTOF mass spectrometry. The overall aim of this study is to investigate to what extend depth influences microbial composition and metabolite profiles of the deep sea sponges.