Ian Hewson, Cornell University (compiled from various other collaborators on an urchin project)
Location
Caribbean reefs around the islands of: Turks and Caicos Islands, Puerto Rico, St. John, St. Croix, Saba, and Grenada
Summary
24 surface sediment samples collected from reef areas in the vicinity of urchins by divers scooping ~2g into a sterile 50 ml tube and closing it underwater. Sediments frozen at -20C until processed.
Info derived
Presence and diversity of microbial antibiotic resistance genes (ARG)
Comments
Various Caribbean partners collected the sediment samples (along with urchin samples) and shipped them to Ian Hewson. No way of knowing when they were shore diving vs. using a small boat.
