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The Metagenome Program uses advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in their natural environments. This work encompasses bacteria, archaea, and … to assess microbial activity across ecosystems.  By studying microbial communities and their interactions, the …

Below is a brief description of the process needed to prepare and ship samples for … it includes instructions on accessing sample-level reports and tracking statuses.  Please follow the steps … sends Project Manager (PM) a list of organism names (or for metagenomes, sample names).  Need help naming your …

ALISON TAKEMURA: So Nadine, what got you interested in studying natural products? NADINE ZIEMERT: Like almost … that easily can identify secondary metabolite pathways in metagenomes, which is still hard to do. We are mining a lot … of these environments? NADINE ZIEMERT: So we started with soil. But we also have, in collaboration with other people, …

… … DAN UDWARY: Hey, everyone. I’ve got a great episode for you here today. We got the … kept looking for open jobs that said, we want a chemist to study the ocean. And I didn’t find a single job … are many others, including Streptomycetes, which are common soil bacteria. DAN UDWARY: Yeah, we talk about them a lot …

Our research is focused on the discovery and characterization of novel bacterial, … mSystems. 5 (3) Schulz et al. (2018) Hidden diversity of soil giant viruses. Nature Communications. 9 (1), 1-9 Schulz … deeply branching in the Gammaproteobacteria. Scientific reports. 5 (1), 1-10 Schulz et al. (2014) Life in an unusual …

… to explore the vast and diverse world of microbes. Studying bacteria and archaea, including those associated … addressing key environmental challenges, such as improving soil health, carbon sequestration and bioeconomy … capability of microbial communities based on their metagenome sequence, in the context of reference isolate …

… like, and then you could characterize it. The classical study that demonstrated this is Challis et al, Chemistry and … if an order is uncultured (blue; represented only by metagenome-assembled genomes or MAGs) or cultured (gray; … disparate environments. There’s some marine. There’s some soil samples. There’s human gut samples. There’s lots and …

… by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, and adapting to … supports the development of next-generation biofuels by studying perennial grasses and fast-growing trees as … It is now available for both eukaryotic and microbial metagenome assemblies. It is also available as an app in …

… metabolites, genes, and proteins. It also enables exploration of energy and nutrient exchange, as well as microbial and … the program supports foundational research related to soil nutrient cycling and health, terrestrial biogeochemical … health, and bioenergy development. … EcoFABs:  For studying microbe-host (or plant-microbiome) interactions …

… what was this bacterium, and why did your group want to study it? Marnix Medema: You mean the PhD project that I … primer episode, we talked about genome mining through some metagenome associated genomes. And yes, antiSMASH is … the action of the microbiome because if you sterilize the soil, the protective effect is gone. You can transplant the …

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