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… invisible to the sampling experiments probing Earth’s ecosystems. Viruses rarely grow well in environmental … because they often need unique conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material … , these environmental metagenomes began to offer a window into viral existence. Along with highlighting the viruses in …

… JGI-supported project studying the world’s rivers and their microbial communities. He’s focusing on the Arkansas River … in how general environmental stressors, um, alter microbial biomass and then what the consequences are for the … how the molecules in tiny microbes can impact whole ecosystems. Part of the reason he’s asking this question is …

… hear two interns from the 2021 cohort describe their deep dives into genomics, computational tools, and big data.  …

… knowledge of viral diversity and virus-host interactions in microbial systems. Through a 2021 DOE Early Career Research … and evolutionary drivers of virus-host dynamics in soil microbial communities. …

… more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of ecosystems. However, matching these viral genetic sequences … opens the possibility of using phages to engineer microbial communities. One day, these phages could boost … iPHoP program brings several of these approaches together into the same workflow, then uses a machine-learning model …

… on Intensive Agricultural Lands Changes Nitrogen Cycling Microbial Communities and Reduces N2O Production Potential … A finely tuned, time-resolved analysis of viral and microbial communities in the Erpe river” 8:30am Convention … Colorado State University (short talk): “Predators of the Deep: virus-host dynamics in the terrestrial subsurface” 2pm …

… our understanding of the roles that viruses play in their ecosystems, particularly in freshwater ecosystems. …

… a recent Nature paper , researchers describe a dataset of microbial genomes sampled from rivers covering 90% of the … develop predictive watershed scale models to manage river ecosystems. One application for the information is the … of watershed ecosystems, where rain or snow drain into such bodies of water before heading out to bays and …