Metagenomic data from gutter water in the city of Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo.

After Amazonia, the Congo Basin represents the second-largest tropical rainforest area in the world. This basin harbours remarkable biodiversity, yet much of its microbiological diversity within its waters, soils, and populations remains largely unexplored and undiscovered. While many initiatives to characterize global biodiversity are being undertaken, few are conducted in Africa and none of them concern the Congo Basin specifically in urban areas.