Preliminary Study of the Metagenomic Dataset of Bacterial Endophyte Communities in Cultivated Pisang Awak Banana.

Pisang Awak is an important banana cultivar widely grown in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. Despite its agricultural significance, no information is available regarding the composition of its endophytic bacterial community. This study was conducted to establish a 16S rRNA gene metagenomic dataset of endophytic bacteria present within the internal root tissues of Pisang Awak banana cultivated in Dak Lak Province. The analysis identified 15 bacterial phyla, 22 classes, 52 orders, 68 families (including two uncultured groups), and 101 genera (including 11 uncultured groups). Among these, the phylum Actinobacteriota was the most dominant, accounting for 35.73% of the bacterial community, while biosynthesis-related functions represented the most abundant functional category (72.04%). At the genus level, Bacillus (35.58%) and Streptomyces (25.56%) were predominant, whereas Bacillus megaterium (27.39%) was the most abundant identified species. These findings provide valuable insights into the endophytic bacterial community inhabiting the internal root tissues of Pisang Awak banana grown in Dak Lak. The dataset may support future experiments aimed at developing biofertilizers for Pisang Awak banana production using indigenous endophytic bacteria and can serve as a valuable resource for further exploration of uncultured bacterial taxa. This is the first report describing the endophytic bacterial dataset of the internal root tissues of Pisang Awak banana cultivated in Dak Lak, Vietnam.