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JGI & KBase at PAG XXVII
The Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference (PAG) takes place January 12-16, … collaborative science opportunities. Learn how to apply for a project with the JGI Community Science Program, and … your plant genomics research. Click here to download a list of talks relevant to JGI science at PAG XXVII. On January …
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In Hot Spring Microbial Mat, Viruses Ride “Piggyback”
For the first time, a team has comprehensively described … a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … lysogeny, they can insinuate themselves inside the host’s genome, living quietly and replicating with their host …
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Triggering Morel Fruiting
A collaborative team led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis … Grigoriev from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic information for every family of fungi. In the following guest …
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Discovery and ecogenomic context of a global Caldiserica-related phylum active in thawing permafrost, Candidatus Cryosericota phylum nov., Ca. Cryosericia class nov., Ca. Cryosericales ord. nov., Ca. Cryosericaceae fam. nov., comprising the four species
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Notes on the Microbial Diversity of Puerto Nuevo’s Coastline
Puerto Nuevo is a small town along the Baja California coastline in Mexico. While conducting early field … UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first … 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal waters and sediment with …
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Danielle Goudeau
Danielle operates the single-cell genomics pipeline for JGI collaborators. This work combines custom flow cytometric analysis, cell sorting, genome amplification, PCR screening, and 16S sequencing. She … novel flow cytometry protocols for targeted recovery of specific microbes. …
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How Maize Makes An Antibiotic Cocktail
Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using … revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of … synthesized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …
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I-Min (Amy) Chen
… data modeling, and biological data management. She was one of the co-authors and key developers of the Object-Protocol … data management infrastructure of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) family of systems. Before joining LBNL in … in an Academic Setting, SSDBM 14, July 2014 … Selected Publications …
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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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Panel Discussion: Launching & Sustaining Startups in Synthetic Biology
Hoppy Hour @ Calicraft Brewing, Walnut Creek Where:  Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek … from the panel discussion  here . Contact  Robin Johnston for followup questions.     … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …
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