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… The JGI’s Microbial Program focuses on using cutting-edge sequencing, … Studying bacteria and archaea, including those associated with microeukaryotes, enhances our understanding of … provides high-quality, large-scale genomic data to advance microbial research that drives sustainable solutions in …

… program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s unpublished microbial genomes, with the expectation that faculty will work with … by the Joint Genome Institute, builds upon thousands of microbial genomes that have been sequenced by the JGI though … up-to-speed with some of the latest developments in microbial genomics, metagenomics, and computational biology, …

… of metagenomes for signatures of viruses and novel microbial lineages, and reconstruct metabolic properties encoded within those genomes. Our aim is to more fully capture microbial and viral diversity, leading to a better … focuses on the assembly of metagenomic sequence data into microbial genomes, which is of fundamental value to …

… including fungal and bacterial symbionts, detrimental microbial pathogens, and associated viruses that all … how plants self-organize, influence, and are influenced by microbial partners. We use a variety of genomics-powered … of their bacterial host to colonize plant roots, as with Arabidopsis thaliana. Using a coupled experimental and …

… Cataloging Earth's microbial lineages through advanced genomic techniques and … reveal new lineages and functional capabilities in the microbial world. … A.I., Mars Brisbin, M., Hu, S.K. et al. (2024) “ Missing microbial eukaryotes and misleading meta-omic conclusions …

… encompasses bacteria, archaea, and micro-eukaryoes, along with their associated viruses and mobile genetic elements. Beyond exploring and characterizing microbial diversity, work in the Metagenome Program uses several experimental approaches to assess microbial activity across ecosystems.  By studying microbial …

… applications will focus on high-risk/high-payoff proposals within the focused topic areas that can be completed on an accelerated timeline as compared with the standard CSP projects. In addition, they must … of funds. All data is made publicly available in accordance with  JGI’s Data Policy . In cases where the JGI provides …

… We offer internship opportunities through working directly with specific universities, continuing education programs in the Bay Area, and established programs affiliated with the Berkeley Lab A-LIFT team.    Overall, our aim is to … JGI-UC Merced internship program, a similar collaboration with AAMU was launched in 2024.  …

… clones if low number of variants, or pool of variants with sample sequencing to predict the number of successful … physical separation of a biologically relevant unit from a microbial community, such as a microcolony, microbial aggregate, or a specific subset of free-living …

… The exponential growth of DNA sequencing data, coupled with recent computational technology advances in management, … of data science in tackling grand challenges in Biology, with a special focus on microbiome research.  These efforts … 2017, Nature Microbiology 2018), discovery of new genes with important biotechnological applications (e.g., new …

… Applications group explores the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a variety of cutting-edge … genomes and directly link functional information with individual cells. Research Team    … To provide additional functional insights into microbial genomes, the JGI now uses laser microdissection to …

… candidate phyla, major branches in the phylogenetic tree without cultivated representatives. The “Great Plate-Count … in 1985, which highlights our skewed understanding of microbial metabolism towards a minority of cultivated … trait or phenotype of interest, prior to and in conjunction with whole genome sequencing. …