SRS117373 SAMN00115840 Colonization of cucumber seeds by bacteria during germination 408169 metagenomes DNA samples were obtaiend from Cucumber (Cucumis sativus c.v "Kfir") seed samples after 24 to 48 hours of germination. Bacterial 16S rRNA gene fragments were amplified, direclty from total DNA extracts, and sequenced by the 454 pyrosequencing method (using primer pair 27f and 507r).