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… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More than two billion years ago, cyanobacteria acquired the ability to produce … teams joined forces and data sets to describe bacterial genomes for related (“sibling”) lineages Margulisbacteria …

… single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is … by Tanja Woyke at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … to sort cells into several small pools, followed by whole genome amplification and shotgun sequencing. The team first …

… reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, the Environmental Protection … break down PCE into the chemical compound ethene. Applying genome sequencing and analysis, the researchers identified … were sequenced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was primarily on how plants … temperature oscillations throughout the day. At the Joint Genome Institute, Dr. Cole’s research focus has been on …

… Nanohaloarchaeota cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers … consequences of microbe-microbe interactions. Using metagenomes recovered directly from environmental samples and … dependent on the other for required nutrients—is genome size. The obligate symbiont’s genome is often reduced …

…   Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in … of countering multiple attempts at virus infections. Their genomes include short DNA sequences that code for CRISPR …

… Methane-producing archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total … Biohub, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user … and Verstraetearchaeota lineages. The archaeal genome was detected in samples collected by Stephen Quake’s …

… programs using mass spectrometry for energy and environmental research, including through the Joint BioEnergy … available to JGI users.  Dr. Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes …

… Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science arm of Thomson Reuters, has released their 2019 list of Highly Cited … a long-term project to sequence, annotate and analyze the genomes of more than 300 Aspergillus Go here to learn more … the minimum amount of information for an uncultivated virus genome, including the source, methods of identification of …

… make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led by researchers at … and then efficiently retrieve and characterize their genomes. The Impact Despite great strides in generating genome sequences for members of the microbial world through …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers … they worked with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … each offers.  The work underscores how such inter-Facility collaborations through the Genomes to Structure and Function …

… metagenomics studies. The Science Researchers demonstrated the value of conducting large-scale single cell … mobile genetic elements that were missed within paired metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs), and that dominant populations varied with … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is …