Comparative Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Two Populations of Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) Based on 16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Data

Abstract

Despite the importance of the Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus as a major cultivated species, information on its microbiota is limited. Here, we provide a high-throughput sequencing data analysis of 16S rRNA gene amplicons from the distal intestine of A. purpuratus . Geographical and seasonal variation of the indigenous gut microbiota is shown. Despite the importance of the Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus as a major cultivated species, information on its microbiota is limited. Here, we provide a high-throughput sequencing data analysis of 16S rRNA gene amplicons from the distal intestine of A. purpuratus . Geographical and seasonal variation of the indigenous gut microbiota is shown.