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Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea … are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too deep in the sea … microbial communities around these vents survive in very hot, high-pressure and chemically-rich ecosystems. This …

Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The … and analysis, the researchers identified other bacteria and microbial processes that support PCE biodegradation. The results demonstrate that it takes a (microbial) community to clean up a Superfund site. The …

… the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes and metagenomes (IMG). He became the … led the development of the genome analysis and Bioinformatics core at Integrated Genomics Inc. in Chicago, IL. He … S, et al. (2021) Metagenomic compendium of 189,680 DNA viruses from the human gut microbiome. Nat Microbiol . …

… the JGI researchers behind software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses … can affect how microbes cycle nutrients and adapt to climate change. …

By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its natural environment, … started by collecting samples from Yellowstone’s hot springs, an extreme environment with low genetic diversity …

… sample beyond the tried-and-true method of traditional shotgun metagenomics. One approach uses … sequence reads to link mobile elements such as plasmids to microbial host cells. In a separate article, research … A comprehensive map of viruses including host information, Roux says, would be the foundation upon which …

… discovery and analysis, with a particular fondness for RNA viruses – though he'll take a look at anything related to microbial parasites. When not debugging pipelines, he can be found trying to convince others that RNA viruses are actually interesting and not just "spicy …