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Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing Bacillus tusciae type strain (T2T) and reclassification in the new genus, Kyrpidia gen. nov. as Kyrpidia tusciae comb. nov. and emendation of the family Alicyclobacillaceae da Costa and
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Complete genome sequence of Planctomyces brasiliensis type strain (DSM 5305T), phylogenomic analysis and reclassification of Planctomycetes including the descriptions of Gimesia gen. nov., Planctopirus gen. nov. and Rubinisphaera gen. nov. and emended
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Dealing with Drought: Uncovering Sorghum’s Secrets
Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The … and floods. The planet’s resources are being stretched by a growing human population and increasing demand for … are currently being analyzed. All EPICON data collected, along with methodology and results, will ultimately be …
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Genome sequences of key bacterial symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes: Xenorhabdus cabanillasii DSM17905, Xenorhabdus ehlersii DSM16337, Xenorhabdus japonica DSM16522, Xenorhabdus koppenhoeferii DSM18168, and Xenorhabdus mauleonii DSM17908
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Strain Engineering
The focus of this group, in recent years, has been to bring … The developed strains represent an additional phase of user-accessible project types, in which DNA-based … chromosomally integrated into a taxonomically diverse suite of microbial chassis strains for elevated opportunity for …
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Synthetic Biology Informatics Group
Software engineers in the Synthetic Biology Informatics Group develop, deploy, and maintain software that support the JGI’s Synthetic Biology Program .  … a suite of tools to automate sequence design for assembly by Gibson, Yeast recombination and Golden Gate methods …
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Metabolomics Technology Group
Our lab is using mass spectrometry based metabolite profiling to provide direct biochemical datasets to improve our understanding of microbial metabolism. Of particular interest is understanding the distributed and …
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Integrating Experimentation with Data
… to stay informed … The JGI and EMSL are U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national scientific user facilities … informatic tools at no cost. The JGI and EMSL are supported by the DOE's Biological and Environmental Research (BER) …
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Identifying the Microbial Cleanup Crew at a Superfund Site
PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via leakage from a … Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) was enacted by Congress in 1980 for Superfund sites which are hazardous waste areas that require cleanup and long-term monitoring. The DOE has been similarly invested in …
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New Research Finds Flagella in the Terrestrial Roots of Marine Bacteria
Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when … organisms to swim around. However, genome and metagenomic sequencing conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a …
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Triggering Morel Fruiting
A collaborative team led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences … programs encoding the biochemical processes unveiled by transcriptomics and proteomics. Our key findings contribute …
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Interdisciplinary delegation from the University of Duisburg-Essen explores collaborative opportunities with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … multi-monodispersed droplets in a two-dimensional plane by moving different fluids together in a controlled manner. … Alexander Probst, initiator of the meeting and long-standing, successful JGI user, has now become an …
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