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Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In a recent Nature … resource that provides information at multiple scales from genes to the community level. The Impact Rivers are … were also funded under the RC-SFA at PNNL by DOE BER ESS. Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic sequencing was performed …
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… project to form new connections between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether … registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species … team found that both guilds express similar genes for degrading fungal cell walls, the so-called fungal necromass, …
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… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … to identify the microbes. And in order to determine what genes the algae were expressing, the team sequenced their … larger organisms such as whales, penguins, and seals. “The biomass of krill at least equals the biomass of all humans …
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A metagenomic look at the soil microbes present a year after a … begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting microbial genes with functions useful for forest recovery, this study …
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