Metagenome-assembled genomes recovered from the datasets of a high-altitude Himalayan hot spring Khirganga, Himachal Pradesh, India

Shekhar Nagar; Chandni Talwar; Meghali Bharti; Sheetal Yadav; Sneha Siwach; Ram Krishan Negi

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2021.107551

Metagenome-assembled genomes recovered from the datasets of a high-altitude Himalayan hot spring Khirganga, Himachal Pradesh, India

Data Brief. 2021 Nov 6:39:107551. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107551. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Authors

Shekhar Nagar¹, Chandni Talwar¹, Meghali Bharti¹, Sheetal Yadav¹, Sneha Siwach¹, Ram Krishan Negi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.

Abstract

Khirganga, a pristine hot spring that lies in the Parvati Valley within the Northern Himalayas characterised with unique white colour microbial mat and divine water with healing abilities. Here, we report 41 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) reconstructed from the microbial mat, sediment and water samples of hot spring passed through Genome Standards Consortium (GSC) and Minimum Information of Metagenome-assembled Genome (MIMAG).

Keywords: Himalayas; Hot spring; Khirganga; Metagenome-assembled genomes; Microbes.