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Novel heavy metal resistance gene clusters are present in the genome of Cupriavidus neocaledonicus STM 6070, a new species of Mimosa pudica microsymbiont isolated from heavy-metal-rich mining site soil
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Genome sequence of the thermophilic fresh-water bacterium Spirochaeta caldaria type strain (H1T), reclassification of Spirochaeta caldaria, Spirochaeta stenostrepta and Spirochaeta zuelzerae in the genus Treponema as Treponema caldaria comb. nov.,
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Whole Genome Analyses Suggests that Burkholderia sensu lato Contains Two Additional Novel Genera (Mycetohabitans gen. nov., and Trinickia gen. nov.): Implications for the Evolution of Diazotrophy and Nodulation in the Burkholderiaceae
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JGI@25: Expanding Metagenomics to Capture Viral Diversity
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … the microbes there,” said Simon Roux , the Viral Genomics Group Lead at the JGI.  To understand the … world, including 3,908 isolate reference DNA viruses and 264,413 computationally identified viral contigs. Since then, …
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Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing Bacillus tusciae type strain (T2T) and reclassification in the new genus, Kyrpidia gen. nov. as Kyrpidia tusciae comb. nov. and emendation of the family Alicyclobacillaceae da Costa and
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Complete genome sequence of Planctomyces brasiliensis type strain (DSM 5305T), phylogenomic analysis and reclassification of Planctomycetes including the descriptions of Gimesia gen. nov., Planctopirus gen. nov. and Rubinisphaera gen. nov. and emended
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Giant Bacteria Found in Guadeloupe Mangroves Challenge Traditional Concepts
… the slightly murky waters in the tube look like a scoop of stormwater, complete with leaves, debris, and even … in Complex Systems (LRC) in Menlo Park, Calif. In the June 24, 2022, issue of the journal Science, Volland and … the entire cell.” The JGI team then used single cell genomics to analyze five of the bacterial cells on the …
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JGI@25: Building a Better Bean
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … the common bean. That work was published online June 8, 2014 in the journal Nature Genetics . “Common beans are a major … Phaseolus as a test model quite frequently for R&D in plant genomics, because it is an inbred dicot,” Schmutz explained, …
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Genome sequences of key bacterial symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes: Xenorhabdus cabanillasii DSM17905, Xenorhabdus ehlersii DSM16337, Xenorhabdus japonica DSM16522, Xenorhabdus koppenhoeferii DSM18168, and Xenorhabdus mauleonii DSM17908
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JGI User Executive Committee Expands
… have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of … genetics expertise and experience as a primarily fungal genomics user, he aims to help align JGI policies with …
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2021 JGI Proposal Call Brings New Investigators into Community Science Program
JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  approved through the annual  … Genome Initiative. Brassicales is represented by more than 4,700 species, and the proposal focuses on investigating the … University of Minnesota to establish the Natural Products Genomics Resource Center. To help enable the discovery of …
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Boosting Small Molecule Production in Super “Soup”
… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have … Rapid Prototyping of Genes and Pathways” at the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting on September 1, … Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy …
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