# Microbial diversity in shallow-sea sediment from Tsukumo Bay, Japan, determined by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing

## TL;DR

This paper explores the microbial diversity in shallow-sea sediment from Tsukumo Bay, Japan, using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

## Contribution

The study provides new insights into the microbial community structure in Tsukumo Bay's marine sediments.

## Key findings

- 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing was used to assess microbial diversity across 19 sediment stations.
- The study identified a diverse range of microbial taxa in the marine sediments of Tsukumo Bay.

## Abstract

Information about the microbiota in marine sediments is important because the microbiota and their activities in sediments affect the surrounding marine environment. To evaluate the microbial diversity, we performed 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing on sediment samples from 19 stations in Tsukumo Bay, the northern area of Noto Peninsula, Japan.