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… characteristics. When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, they uncovered a novel cellulose-degrading … Research and Development program (LDRD) entitled ‘Tackling microbial-mediated plant carbon decomposition using …

… evolution of three traits relevant to DOE interests: photosynthetic transitions, specialized metabolites, and … have adapted thrive in environments including hot springs and acid mining sites, traits that might have … The work builds upon a pilot project to sequence antimicrobial-producing strains. Established by Handelsman, Tiny …

… identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are … from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of … in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can …

… in it. All right, this is probably one of the most famous photographs in microbiology.    ALISON: Oh my gosh DAN: Do … bunch of colonies on a petri dish. It’s a black and white photo. It almost looks like the moon, because you have all … the big purple blob that you see is basically some cellular material that these guys are excreting out into their …

… the design of new experimental approaches to link viruses to their host(s), collaboration with JGI users for … knowledge of viral diversity and virus-host interactions in microbial systems. Through a 2021 DOE Early Career Research … and evolutionary drivers of virus-host dynamics in soil microbial communities. …

… helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do anything, they must find … than ever before, in all kinds of ecosystems. However, matching these viral genetic sequences to their hosts is … opens the possibility of using phages to engineer microbial communities. One day, these phages could boost …

… primary interest and passion. Dr. Woyke stepped into the Microbial Genomics Program Lead position in 2009 and assumed … Tanja Woyke is the Microbial Science Program Head as well as our Deputy of User … Organizing Committee Board Member for Lake Arrowhead Microbial Genomics Conference (2017-current) Genomic …