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New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy cell walls. It’s the cellulose and hemicellulose … conducted RNA sequencing and alignment to the reference fungal  genome . The study’s pivotal NMR (nuclear magnetic …

… 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 … consortium, they  conducted a large-scale comparison of 135 fungal sequenced genomes to understand how plants and fungi …

… user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary metabolites"—chemical compounds shared by most … growth and reproduction—most organisms produce a set of "secondary metabolites," chemical compounds that often … and viral BGC sequences. Expansion of the SMC to include fungal, plant, viral, and metagenome data is currently …

JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) : Roland Hatzenpichler of Montana State University, Teresa Pawlowska of Cornell … cellular phenotypes and genotypes. Pawlowska, who studies fungal-bacterial symbiotic systems, noted that she would … ecological and evolutionary factors shaping the assembly of fungal endophytes across land plants and lichens, mentioned …

Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  … paper , researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the model plant  Marchantia … They hypothesized that certain gene families — including fungal genes horizontally transferred — contributed to the …

… in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.” … Susannah Tringe Tanja Woyke Below are a few projects each of these researchers were involved in, reported on over the … hosted two JGI Engagement Webinars promoting the JGI fungal data portal MycoCosm and the algal portal PhycoCosm. …

… their work delivered during the 5th anniversary celebration of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has … Wint, UC Merced JGI Mentors: Igor Grigoriev & Asaf Salamov, Fungal Program “Working at the JGI has reinforced my plans …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … about a multi-year study his student conducted involving fungal rust pathogen resistance. Just as the common gardens …

… data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one place where you can browse the … metagenome datasets, MycoCosm for comparative analysis of fungal genomes, and Phytozome for comparing plant genomes. …

… data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one place where you can browse the … metagenome datasets, MycoCosm for comparative analysis of fungal genomes, and Phytozome for comparing plant genomes. …

A collaborative team led by Geoffrey Schiebinger at the University of British Columbia, Philip Benfey at Duke University and … with the JGI’s growing efforts in establishing plant and fungal single-cell and spatial transcriptomic technologies, …

Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in the Class of 2020, selected from 118 nominees. The selection process … with Woyke, two JGI users were also elected to the AAM: fungal researcher Jason Stajich of the University of …