Vervet monkey intestinal microbiome

DNA sequences (55mers) of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of 23 vervet (African green) monkeys from Wake Forest University Primate Center Vervet Research Colony. Some monkeys were measured in several locations, so there are a total of 64 samples. The goal in analyzing these data was to determine whether or not similar bacteria are detected in nearby locations, assuming that each 55mer uniquely identifies a bacterium.

Usage

data(vervet)

Format

The format is a named list of data.frames: samples contains 64 rows with sample-specific info, counts contains 1190208 rows with counts of 55mers observed in each sample, and monkeys contains 23 rows with monkey-specific information.

Source

DNA sequencing was funded by Genome Quebec and generated at the McGill Innovation Center. More info about the Vervet Microbiome project http://www.genomequebec.mcgill.ca/compgen/vervet_research/ http://genome.wustl.edu/projects/detail/vervet-microbiome/