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… to the naked eye, microscopy reveals unexpected complexity At first glance, the slightly murky waters in the tube … in sulfur-rich mangrove sediments not far from his lab when he first encountered the bacteria. “When I saw them, I … that they were a ‘macro’ microbe was fascinating!” “She understood that it was a bacterium belonging to the genus …

Tanja Woyke and other JGI researchers made their debut writing for the Nature Reviews Microbiology column last year — … genome. Today, the Sanger Institute focuses on genomics to understand human and pathogen biology. Du Toit invited JGI …

RIViT-seq technology could speed up associating transcription … Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Transcription factors control when and how genes are turned on or off, so transcriptional … for each gene. These bacterial RNA polymerases are made up of a core enzyme complex as well as a sigma factor. …

… provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In a recent Nature paper , … rivers covering 90% of the watersheds in the continental United States. They also provided multiple access points to … and human health, energy production and agriculture. Understanding the compositions of river microbiomes—who the …

Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists … lost when they returned to an ocean home. A deeper understanding of how these bacteria evolved could help …

The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic entities that seek to replicate themselves and spread from cell … genetic sequences. The software was created by researchers under the direction of Microbiome Data Science Group Lead … between tiny organisms (microbes) located in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive microbial …

… relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key gene groups involved in stress tolerance …

… a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi … a wildfire. The Impact Healthy forests store carbon, filter water, and support all kinds of plants and animals, but with … driving more extreme wildfires, more and more forests are under threat. Understanding which microbes in the soil …

… are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental processes (related to … that contribute to carbon cycling, and is interested in understanding the genomic basis and ecological consequences … cultures and showed that the Nanohaloarchaeota grew only when cultivated with  Hrr. lacusprofundi . The team also …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our … journal Science . This provided a framework essential to understanding how these plant pathogens cause disease and … the organism back to commercial nursery plants in Europe, when seemingly innocuous ornamental plants like …

A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows … his team  announced in  Nature Microbiology an important addition to the synthetic biologist’s toolkit: a technique for  … with enzymes that make phosphate bioavailable for plants. When these engineered bacteria were used with the model …

Research yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar trees … bioenergy tree, poplars are known for their genetic diversity. They hold economic value as both biofuel feedstock and … as a biofuel feedstock. Public accessibility to the data made available through this multidisciplinary approach …