16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing of Urban Prokaryotic Communities in the South Bronx River Estuary

Authors

Eugenia Naro-Maciel, New York University
Melissa R. Ingala, American Museum of Natural History
Irena E. Werner, CUNY College of Staten Island
Allison M. Fitzgerald, New Jersey City University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-28-2020

Abstract

Biodiversity monitoring is an essential component of restoration efforts. We sequenced 16S rRNA gene amplicons from sediments and waters of Hunts Point Riverside Park and Soundview Park, located in a historically degraded but recovering urban estuary in New York. In total, 16,165 unique amplicon sequence variants were recovered, and Proteobacteria was the dominant phylum.

Comments

This work was originally published in Microbiology Resource Announcements, available at https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00182-20.

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.