Bacterial 16S rRNA gene fragment sequences (230–562 bp) in the following seawaters (obtained from 2011 to 2013) were analyzed. Please refer to Teramoto et al., 2019 for details.
Pacific
Muroto, Kochi
Mesopelagic (320 m; depth): DRA001052, DRA005075, DRA005076
Surface (0.5 m): DRA001054, DRA001053
Okinawa
Mesopelagic at Kumejima (612 m): DRA005079
Surface at Okinawa main island (0 m): DRA005081
Surface at Ishigaki island (0 m): DRA005080
Suruga, Shizuoka
Mesopelagic (397 m): DRA001055
Surface (0 m): DRA001056
Rausu, Hokkaido
Mesopelagic (350 m): DRA005078
Japan Sea
Noto, Ishikawa
Mesopelagic (320 m): DRA001057
Surface (0 m): DRA001058
Iwanai, Hokkaido
Mesopelagic (300 m): DRA005077