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… The Science Enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to … stored in peatlands, which make up nearly 3 percent of the earth’s land surface. In the New Phytologist, researchers … such as sphagnum’s associations with methane oxidizing bacteria, nutrient uptake, and its productivity and …

… Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, particularly … and methodologies that facilitate discovery of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he studied … trove of microbial natural products. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2021 Nov;19(11):683. Mouncey NJ, Otani H, Udwary D, …

… The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet … they likely help their hosts. The Impact Meters below the Earth’s surface, within the crust, there is a vast ecosystem … compounds. However, no microbe works alone. Archaea, bacteria, and viruses all operate in concert to form the …

… and functionally explore viral genetic diversity.  In 2021, he was among those selected by the DOE Office of …