Equine Microbiota by Metabarcoding: Metadata for Method Paper

Dataset

DOI

This dataset contains metadata associated with an equine fecal microbiota metabarcoding study evaluating methodological effects of DNA extraction kits, sequencing platforms, and long‑term ethanol storage conditions. Samples originate from four horses and include biological replicates, extraction replicates, mock community controls, and blanks. Full variable descriptions are available in the README file.

Identifier
DOI	https://doi.org/10.18710/7HQACH
Metadata Access	https://dataverse.no/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=doi:10.18710/7HQACH

Provenance
Creator	Sevatdal, Sofie Geck
Publisher	DataverseNO
Contributor	Sofie Geck Sevatdal; University of South-Eastern Norway
Publication Year	2026
Funding Reference	Statsminister Gunnar Knudsen og hustru Sofie født Cappelen familielegat (NOK 100,000 for pilot sample processing and sequencing)
Rights	CC0 1.0; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0
OpenAccess	true
Contact	Sofie Geck Sevatdal (University of South-Eastern Norway)

Representation
Resource Type	Metadata; Dataset
Format	text/plain; text/comma-separated-values
Size	4404; 22089
Version	1.0
Discipline	Life Sciences; Medicine