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… The JGI’s Microbial Program focuses on using cutting-edge sequencing, … enhances our understanding of terrestrial biogeochemical cycling and inter-organismal interactions. These insights … 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… program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s unpublished microbial genomes, with the expectation that faculty will … by the Joint Genome Institute, builds upon thousands of microbial genomes that have been sequenced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, …

… 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 … how plant cells respond to low nutrient conditions (low nitrogen or low phosphorus), and how cell identity impacts …

… 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 …

… work 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 …

… a recent Nature paper , researchers describe a dataset of microbial genomes sampled from rivers covering 90% of the … and microplastics that might be added to the water along the way, impacting its quality and in turn affecting … understudied. Through the JGI’s Community Science Program, Colorado State University researchers led a consortium to …

… critical ecosystem functions and affect global nutrient cycling, however they do so under strong constraints exerted … parameters driving virus:host dynamics in environmental microbial communities. This involves both experimental and … invaluable information on virus diversity and activity in microbial communities, however they can only provide a …

… exploration of energy and nutrient exchange, as well as microbial and plant responses to environmental changes. With … supports foundational research related to soil nutrient cycling and health, terrestrial biogeochemical processes, … helps uncover their roles in processes such as nutrient cycling, plant-microbe interactions, and environmental …

… 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 …

… that enable fungi and algae to play a vital role in carbon cycling, biodegradation and biogeochemistry. This research … play a critical role in ecological processes such as carbon cycling, biodegradation and biogeochemistry. The program’s … Program aims to streamline genome analysis workflows for microbial eukaryotes, build fungal and algal pangenomes, and …

… that are positive. And so drug discovery has been a major driver for natural product biosynthesis. And probably a lot … bacteria provide nutrients for the plant mainly by fixing nitrogen. Getting nitrogen from the environment so that the plant can grow. …

… powerful people. These were people that really controlled microbial drug discovery. And a guy like me, with no … took two compounds from us and began developing it. And along the way, the biotech, as biotechs go, they ended up … ocean. And they grow like crazy when you do huge amounts of nitrogen, carbohydrates, all that stuff. And then we got to …