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

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Nov 12;13(12):e0079824. doi: 10.1128/mra.00798-24. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Winam Gulf; climate change; cyanotoxins; harmful algal blooms; time series.