Dataset on bacterial diversity using 16S metagenome analysis in fermented rice beer from two breweries and grape wine of Mizoram, Northeast India.

The microbial diversity of fermented rice beer and grape wine in Mizoram was explored using 16S metagenome analysis. The collected samples were marked as C1 and B1 for fermented rice beer and D1 for grape wine. Next-generation sequencing of the 16S rRNA (V3-V4 region) was performed using the Illumina NovoSeq 6000 platform. Operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were identified with QIIME2, and statistical analyses were performed using R packages. The metagenome of the three samples comprised 464,826 raw reads that represented 116,206,500 base pairs and were clustered into 336 OTUs. The phylum Firmicutes was predominant in C1 (55 %), B1 (53 %) and D1 (52 %), respectively and biosysnthesis, pyruvate fermentation to be abundant functions. By applying 16S metagenome analysis, this data provide insights in to the complex community of bacteria involved in the fermentation process and their potential roles and interactions.