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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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An Automated Tool for Assessing Virus Data Quality
… recovered and identified from environmental samples (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … to help researchers assess and improve the quality of metagenome-assembled viral genomes . The Impact The …
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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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First Monoploid Reference Sequence of Sugarcane
… Sorghum genome serves as a reference for the highly complex … . The Science Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many crops have multiple sets of chromosomes (they are “polyploid”) and their complex … platform (http://southgreen.cirad.fr). For the portion of the work conducted by the Joint Genome Institute and the …
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Benjamin Cole
… 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 … University of California, San Diego (PhD, 2011) Rensselaer Polytechnic …
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JGI@25: Mapping Switchgrass Traits with Common Gardens
… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … crop. In 2018, the JGI had sequenced and assembled the genomes of two varieties of a close relative and model …
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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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Trent Northen
… Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the development and application of advanced mass spectrometry approaches and model … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …
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JGI on the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers List
… fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science.” Less than 6,200 researchers working in 21 … a consortium that  released a very high quality reference genome sequence of green millet ( Setaria viridis ) in  …
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GenomeOcean Leverages AI to Decode Nature’s Secret Language
… data, a new JGI tool more accurately facilitates microbial genome discoveries. Unlocking the intricate details of life’s genetic blueprint has long been a significant … analyze but also create DNA sequences mimicking an array of microbial life. By leveraging massive user-generated …
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