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Great Barrier Reef Genomics Database: Seawater Illumina Reads

Created 17/11/2025

Updated 17/11/2025

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This dataset comprises of microbial metagenomics sequencing reads of seawater collected across 48 reef sites across the Great Barrier Reef. Samples were collected across four Long Term Monitoring Program (LTMP) field trips between November 2019-July 2020, combining water chemistry data, LTMP field surveys and microbial metagenomics data. This data collection was a major part of the QRCIF IMOS GBR microbial genomic database project, which aims to generate a comprehensive open access repository of microbial genomic data from across the region. Seawater was collected in quadruplicate either by SCUBA or using Niskin Bottles at each reef site, 5L of seawater was pre-filtered using a 5µm filter and applied to a 0.22µm sterivex filter, snap frozen and stored at -20°C in preparation of DNA extraction. DNA was extracted from sterivex filters using phenol:chloroform:Iso-amyl alcolol extraction, ethanol precipitation and cleanup using the Zymo Clean and Concentrator® kit before submission for sequencing at the Australian Centre for Ecogenomics sequencing facility, Illumina. The data presented as illumina paired-end shotgun metagenomics sequencing runs, in fastq format, generated by Microba Life Sciences, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Each downloadable archive contains forward and reverse reads for all replicate sampling performed at that particular site. Water quality particulate and dissolved nutrient data was generated as previously described (https://doi.org/10.25845/5c09b551f315b) from water samples collected simultaneously at each reef site. Zip files are available through the spatial layer under each site's 'illumina.seawater.zip' - please note these are large downloads (between 6 - 14 GB).

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Title Great Barrier Reef Genomics Database: Seawater Illumina Reads
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/4af4e7a5-7073-479a-8909-38b3575c383b
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 07/08/2025
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  ],
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}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Great Barrier Reef Genomics Database: Seawater Illumina Reads". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/great-barrier-reef-genomics-database-seawater-illumina-reads