IMG 2.9 now contains 5,115 genomes and 6,514,244 genes. It also includes a phylogenetic tree-based genome browser, a dotplot tool for comparison studies, tools to look at horizontal gene transfer, and Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus protein expression data. Learn more at the IMG system site.
T. reesei research on Checkbiotech
The current study complements last year’s publication of the T. reesei genome, which was sequenced at the DOE JGI. The authors looked at the sequence of the reference strain named for the Army quartermasters, QM6a, noted Baker. “Now we’re looking at strains such as RUT C30, which is a parent strain for many cellulase producing…
T. reesei research on e Science News
During World War II, T. reesei frustrated American Army quartermasters in the South Pacific by speeding up the rate at which canvas supplies wore out. Now the same fungus is a key producer of industrial enzymes that are used, among other applications, to break down biomass for biofuel production. Part of the makeover can be…
T. reesei research on Brightsurf
In half a century, one fungus has gone from being the bane of the Army quartermasters’ existence in the Pacific to industry staple and someday, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s mission to promote national energy security through clean, renewable energy development, a biofuel producers’ best friend. Trichoderma reesei’s makeover is due in…
Stinky bacteria for cleaning radioactive metals in AZ mine
Wall and her team are investigating the basic genetics and metabolism of these bacteria. They are building on discoveries funded by the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute that has sequenced the genomes of about 14 strains and is working on a dozen more. With a roadmap of the 3,570,858 base pairs of DNA from…
Shewanella, Systems Biology and Bioremediation
In the past, a great deal of bacterial classification has been based on phenotype, physiology, and comparisons between known species. But the genetic aspect of this classification has usually been limited to sequence data from 16S rRNA genes. Now, researchers are integrating information from genomic and proteomic work to clarify this bacterial classification. “The powerful…
Profile: Richard Myers of HudsonAlpha
But in 2008, with much ado that included a glowing endorsement from Alabama Governor Bob Riley, Myers officially made the move to HudsonAlpha. In addition to being handed the steering wheel of a new institute, this was a homecoming of sorts for the Tuscaloosa native. Myers’ lab continues to work with the Joint Genome Institute…
“Fungal Map of Mutations Key to Increasing Enzyme Production for Bioenergy Use”
In half a century, one fungus has gone from being the bane of the Army quartermasters’ existence in the Pacific to industry staple and someday, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s mission to promote national energy security through clean, renewable energy development, a biofuel producers’ best friend. Trichoderma reesei’s makeover is due in…
Fungal Map of Mutations Key to Increasing Enzyme Production for Bioenergy Use
WALNUT CREEK, CA—In half a century, one fungus has gone from being the bane of the Army quartermasters’ existence in the Pacific to industry staple and someday, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s mission to promote national energy security through clean, renewable energy development, a biofuel producers’ best friend. Trichoderma reesei’s makeover is…
Selecting the best Shewanella microbes for the job
Researchers have completed the first thorough, system-level assessment of the diversity of an environmentally important genus of microbes known as Shewanella. Microbes belonging to that genus frequently participate in bioremediation by confining and cleaning up contaminated areas in the environment. The team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Michigan State University and the…