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N-dependent dynamics of root growth and nitrate and ammonium uptake are altered by the bacterium Herbaspirillum seropedicae in the cereal model Brachypodium distachyon
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Duplications and losses of genes encoding known elements of the stress defence system of the Aspergilli contribute to the evolution of these filamentous fungi but do not directly influence their environmental stress tolerance
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Complete genome sequence and the expression pattern of plasmids of the model ethanologen Zymomonas mobilis ZM4 and its xylose-utilizing derivatives 8b and 2032
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Improved genome assembly and evidence-based global gene model set for the chordate Ciona intestinalis: new insight into intron and operon populations
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Genome sequence of Ensifer meliloti strain WSM1022; a highly effective microsymbiont of the model legume Medicago truncatula A17
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Does time matter? Intraspecific diversity of ribosomal RNA genes in lineages of the allopolyploid model grass Brachypodium hybridum with different evolutionary ages
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Quantitative trait loci for cell wall composition traits measured using near-infrared spectroscopy in the model C4 perennial grass Panicum hallii
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The Megadata of Lake Mendota - Part 1: Many, Many Mers
McMahon's lab has been sampling the microbes of that lake for over 20 years, to understand how the freshwater … the software evolution that made metagenome assemblies like this possible. …
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Taking Stock of the Known and Unknown Microbial Space
… the microbial diversity we know about, and proposes a path forward to curate and cultivate what is still unknown.  “We … key roles in regulating global nutrient cycles. The information gained from understanding the interactions between … of the data are publicly available in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) GenBank collection and …
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A novel open-source cultivation system helps establish the first full cycle chemosynthetic symbiosis model system involving the giant ciliate Zoothamnium niveum
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Uncovering Novel Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes
… leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications.   … not already been associated with a host – with 23,000 MAGs. Modeling A New Path for Metagenomics Researchers Building … for biologists and bioinformaticians, developed metabolic models for thousands of MAGs. The models are now available …
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The Megadata of Lake Mendota - Part 2: Souped Up Computing
… capable of running smaller assemblies — so we head there for a sense of what this supercomputing looks like. …
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