Metagenomic sequencing of cyanobacterial-dominated Lake Victoria—an African Great Lake

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We report 40 metagenomic libraries collected from the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria during May–July of 2022–2023 and an additional eight opportunistic libraries from adjacent Lakes Simbi, Naivasha, and regional river systems. The sampling period captured cyanobacterial bloom events – shedding insight onto community composition and genomic potential.

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Zepernick BN, Hart LN, Natwora KE, Brown KM, Obuya JA, Olokotum M, Okech EO, Keating NG, Lomeo D, Tebbs EJ, , Sheik CS, Sherman DH, Dick GJ, Wilhelm SW, Drouillard KG, Lawrence T, Getabu A, Owuor B, Shitandi A, Omondi R, Njiru J, Sitoki L, Otiso KM, McKay RML, Bullerjahn GS. 2024. Metagenomic sequencing of cyanobacterial-dominated Lake Victoria—an African Great Lake. Microbiol Resour Announc 13:e00798-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00798-24

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