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… The JGI’s Microbial Program focuses on using cutting-edge sequencing, … provides high-quality, large-scale genomic data to advance microbial research that drives sustainable solutions in … The Microbial Program focuses on using advanced sequencing … Actinomycetota strains and 10,000 type strains. These efforts will provide valuable data for further microbial …

… 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 … with implications for energy production, environmental sustainability, and many other applications. By …

… exploration of energy and nutrient exchange, as well as microbial and plant responses to environmental changes. With … are crucial for advancing the bioeconomy, environmental sustainability, and improving bioenergy crops. … enzymatic transformations, pathways, and how changes in metabolism can affect ecosystem functions. The Metabolomics …

… to unlock their potential for bioenergy, environmental sustainability, and bioproducts. By sequencing and analyzing … bioenergy production, carbon management, and environmental sustainability. Fungi, with million species, are essential … Program aims to streamline genome analysis workflows for microbial eukaryotes, build fungal and algal pangenomes, and …

… program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s unpublished microbial genomes, with the expectation that faculty will … by the Joint Genome Institute, builds upon thousands of microbial genomes that have been sequenced by the JGI though … has: ~20 faculty from institutions across the country Efforts in ongoing curriculum development and adoption of …

… The research efforts of the group have concentrated in demonstrating the … with a special focus on microbiome research.  These efforts include exploration of the global diversity of … A global metagenomic map of urban microbiomes and antimicrobial resistance. Cell . 184(13):3376-3393 Almeida A, et …

… 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 … myriad of bacterial strains, whereby they can modulate host metabolism, gene expression and phenotype. We have recently …

… of metagenomes for signatures of viruses and novel microbial lineages, and reconstruct metabolic properties … within those genomes. Our aim is to more fully capture microbial and viral diversity, leading to a better understanding of microbial communities and ecosystem function.  The …

… 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 …

… in 1985, which highlights our skewed understanding of microbial metabolism towards a minority of cultivated bacteria, still … Woyke T ., Doud D. F. R., Schulz F. The trajectory of microbial single-cell sequencing. Nat Methods 14(11): … T . Insights into the phylogeny and coding potential of microbial dark matter. Nature 499, 431-7 (2013). Hess M., …

… parameters driving virus:host dynamics in environmental microbial communities. This involves both experimental and … by viruses, and attempts to evaluate ecosystem-level impacts of viral infections. The Viral Genomics Group is … and reported from metagenomes, our understanding of the impacts of these viruses on microbiome processes is still …

… secondary metabolite compounds. To support users, our efforts include developing computational tools for … other fields reliant on natural product chemistry. These efforts will contribute to the broader goal of enhancing … products and the science and scientists of secondary metabolism. As the JGI acts on its goals in — and builds out …