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… 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 …

… 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 …

… characteristics. When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, they uncovered a novel cellulose-degrading …

… 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 … Sciences, Université Blaise Pascal, France Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Université Blaise …

… 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 …

… the latest molecular techniques to learn more about the microbial communities in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee … one of his email inquiries, sent through JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system, reached  … of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  energy.gov/science/office-science . … …