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    TEM image of O. tauri strain RCC4221. Credit: Herve Moreau
    Tiny Green Algae Reveal Large Genomic Variation
    A decade after the complete representative genomes of three Ostreococcus picoplankton groups were sequenced, researchers have sequenced and analyzed the genomes of 13 members of a natural Ostreococcus population.

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    Genome-wide distribution of fast neutron-induced mutations in the Kitaake rice mutant population. (Guotian Li and Rashmi Jain)
    Mutant Rice Database for Bioenergy Research
    Boosting yields of bioenergy feedstock crops such as grasses requires a functional genomics resource for grass models involved in plant cell wall biosynthesis studies. Using fast-neutron irradiation, rice researchers were able to create the first major, large-scale collection of mutations for grass models.

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    The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as seen on April 29, 2010. (NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the University of Wisconsin’s Space Science and Engineering Center MODIS Direct Broadcast system)
    Lessons from Simulating A Deep Ocean Oil Spill
    Researchers present the first complete picture of how successive waves of microbial populations degraded the released oil. They were also able to recover high-quality genomes of the key microbial players, and determine the metabolic factors driving the shifts between microbial communities.

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    Developing an Ice Plant Gene Atlas
    The ice plant was the first reported halophytic, facultative crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) species, meaning that the plant can be induced to switch from C3 photosynthesis to CAM following water-deficit or salinity stress treatment.

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    Mark Dopson of Sweden’s Linnaeus University has a project that deploys DOE JGI’s single cell genomics resources on samples sourced from the deep subsurface, including the Pyhäsalmi mine. (Courtesy of Mark Dopson)
    Exploring Deep Biosphere Microbial Communities
    The data from one of the least understood habitats on Earth will have implications for our understanding of global energy and nutrient cycles, the potential for deep terrestrial disposal of nuclear waste and geo-engineering for CO2 storage, while also providing insights about how life could be sustained on other planets.

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    Suillus ampliporus, shown here, is part of the genus-wide molecular phylogeny of Suillus project from Nhu Nguyen of the University of California, Berkeley. Suillus fungi tolerate heavy metals, but the protection varies among hosts. (Image by Nhu Nguyen)
    A Suillus Genus Genome Atlas
    As symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF), Suillus spp. play critical roles in the function of forest ecosystems by providing their plant hosts with mineral resources in exchange for photosynthetically fixed carbon.

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    • GOLD
    This graphic depicts the geographic distribution of GOLD biosamples and organisms. Organism location of isolation is marked in pink while Biosample location of collection is denoted with blue dots. Updates to the Genomes OnLine Database (GOLD) are reported in the upcoming Database issue of Nucleic Acids Research. (Image from Supratim Mukherjee et al. Nucl. Acids Res. 2016;nar.gkw992)
    DOE JGI Database of DNA viruses and retroviruses debuts on IMG platform
    In a series of four articles published in the Database issue of the Nucleic Acids Research journal, DOE JGI researchers report on the latest updates to several publicly accessible databases and computational tools that benefit the global community of microbial researchers.

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    Sakinaw Lake UBC
    Benchmark Study for Improving Microbial Community Profiling
    Researchers used synthetic and natural microbial lake communities to compare the microbial community profiles generated from high throughput short-read sequencing and high throughput long-read sequencing approaches.

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    Better Microbial Genome Binning with MetaBAT
    An automated tool called MetaBAT that automatically groups large genomic fragments assembled from metagenome sequences to reconstruct single microbial genomes.

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    JGI-NERSC Microbiome Data Science Call
    The Microbiome Data Science call will enable users to perform state-of-the-art computational genomics and metagenomics research and help them translate sequence information, generated by the DOE JGI or elsewhere, into biological discovery.

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    Large-scale CSP Call
    The CSP Annual Call is focused on large-scale sequence-based genomic science projects that address questions of relevance to DOE missions in sustainable biofuel production, global carbon cycling, and biogeochemistry.

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    JGI-EMSL Collaborative Science Call
    The FICUS call between DOE JGI and Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory (EMSL) represents a unique opportunity for researchers to combine the power of genomics and molecular characterization in one proposed research project.

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    The release of 1,003 phylogenetically diverse bacterial and archaeal reference genomes, the single largest release to date, is part of the DOE JGI’s Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea (GEBA) initiative. (Zosia Rostomian, Berkeley Lab Creative Services.)
    Uncovered: 1000 New Microbial Genomes
    DOE JGI scientists have taken a decisive step forward in uncovering the planet’s microbial diversity, reporting the release of 1,003 phylogenetically diverse bacterial and archaeal reference genomes—the single largest release to date—in Nature Biotechnology.

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    Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Neocallimastix californiae, a representative of the Neocallimastigomycetes, a clade of the early-diverging fungal lineages that are not well-studied. It's one of three Neocallimastigomycetes sequenced and annotated by the DOE JGI for this study. (Chuck Smallwood, PNNL)
    Fungal Enzymes Team Up to More Efficiently Break Down Cellulose
    In Nature Microbiology, a team led by researchers at UC Santa Barbara has found for the first time that early lineages of fungi can form complexes of enzymes capable of degrading plant biomass. The work was enabled by harnessing the capabilities of two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facilities: the DOE JGI and EMSL.

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    Linderina pennispora ZyGoLife Research Consortium Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
    Finding A New Major Gene Expression Regulator in Fungi
    DOE JGI scientists report the prevalence of a particular DNA base modification (6mA) in the earliest branches of the fungal kingdom.

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User Program Info
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Product Offerings

The JGI has diverse capabilities in DNA and RNA sequencing, sample and library preparation, DNA synthesis and pathway engineering, and mass spectrometry based metabolomics.  Below is a list of standard sequencing products, including a description of the product and deliverables as well as target cycle times from sample receipt to completion of standard analysis.

DNA synthesis products

Metabolomics products

For custom requests not on these lists, we encourage you to contact the relevant program leads to discuss available options.

Scientific Program Product Brief Description Deliverables FY17 target cycle time (median), days FY17 target cycle time (75th %), days
Fungal Minimal Draft Lower coverage whole genome shotgun sequencing. Assembly, annotation (Mycocosm); raw data submitted to SRA 250 400
Fungal Resequencing SNP and short indel calls, rearrangement detection, population analysis. Text file of SNPs (incl location in genome, coding/vs non, syn vs non-syn aa change etc) and structural rearrangements, alignment files and fastq files; raw data submitted to SRA 140 200
Fungal Standard Draft Whole genome shotgun sequencing. Exact scope items and quality of  finished product depend on genome.  Selected genomes will be improved based on feasibility and scientific merit. Assembly, annotation (Mycocosm); raw data submitted to SRA 250 400
Fungal Transcriptome RNA for expression profiling and genome annotation For annotation: de novo assembly.  For counting: text file of gene counts (mapped against reference transcriptome or de novo assembly), alignment files and raw data.  Raw data submitted to SRA. 135 163
Metagenome Metatranscriptome Environmental transcript sequence from prokaryotes and/or eukaryotes Assembly, annotation (IMG/M), mapping to metagenome if applicable; raw data submitted to SRA 180 200
Metagenome iTags 16 rRNA iTag sequencing iTag analysis: barcode mappings, clusters and blast hits; raw data 80 110
Metagenome Minimal Draft Lower-coverage assembly & annotation of environmental DNA Assembly, annotation (IMG/M); raw data submitted to SRA 140 200
Metagenome Standard Draft Assembly & annotation of environmental DNA.  Selected metagenomes will be improved based on feasibility and scientific merit. Assembly, annotation (IMG/M); raw data submitted to SRA 150 170
Microbial Improved Draft, Isolate High Quality Draft assembly computationally analyzed and improved.  Semi-manual. Assembly, annotation (IMG), methylation analysis 150 190
Microbial Minimal Draft, Isolate Lowest quality microbial draft product, many unordered contigs. Assembly, annotation (IMG); raw data submitted to SRA 150 240
Microbial Minimal Draft, Single Cell Lowest quality microbial draft product, many unordered contigs. Assembly, annotation (IMG); raw data submitted to SRA N/A N/A
Microbial Resequencing SNP and short indel calls, rearrangement detection, population analysis. Text file of SNPs (incl location in genome, coding/vs non, syn vs non-syn aa change etc) and structural rearrangements, alignment files and fastq files; raw data submitted to SRA 100 110
Microbial Transcriptome RNA for expression profiling. For counting: text file of gene counts (mapped against reference transcriptome), alignment files and raw data (fastq format).  Raw data submitted to SRA. 100 222
Plant Resequencing SNP and short indel calls, rearrangement detection, population analysis. Text file of SNPs (incl location in genome, coding/vs non, syn vs non-syn aa change etc) and structural rearrangements, alignment files and fastq files; raw data submitted to SRA 140 200
Plant Standard Draft Whole genome shotgun sequencing.  Sequencing generated for initial evaluation varies depending on genome characteristics, availability of external resources and project goals.  Selected genomes will be improved based on feasibility and scientific merit. Assembly, annotation (Phytozome); raw data submitted to SRA depends on genome depends on genome
Plant Transcriptome RNA for expression profiling and genome annotation. For annotation: de novo assembly.  For counting: text file of gene counts (mapped against reference transcriptome or de novo assembly), alignment files and raw data.  Raw data submitted to SRA. 180 240
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