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High-quality draft genome sequence of Flavobacterium suncheonense GH29-5T (DSM 17707T) isolated from greenhouse soil in South Korea, and emended description of Flavobacterium suncheonense GH29-5T
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Draft genome sequences of Arthrobacter sp. AZCC_0090 and Mycobacterium sp. AZCC_0083 isolated from oligotrophic subsurface forest soil in the Santa Catalina mountains of Southern Arizona
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In Hot Spring Microbial Mat, Viruses Ride “Piggyback”
… 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 … researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …
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JGI at the AGU Fall Meeting
Register for the meeting here. Here are some sessions of interest (all times in PST unless otherwise noted): … “Microscopic time travelers: A finely tuned, time-resolved analysis of viral and microbial communities in the Erpe … context for thousands of newly sampled microbial genomes from North American watersheds (Invited)” 4pm CST …
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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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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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Sequencing Sphagnum Leads to Discovery of Sex Chromosomes
A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The … change. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at … HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology sequenced sphagnum  genomes from plants selected by a team from Duke University, …
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An Inside Look at How Plants and Mycorrhizal Fungi Cooperate
A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling … scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … integrated high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to …
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Notes on the Microbial Diversity of Puerto Nuevo’s Coastline
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 … today. I didn’t know anything about Principal Component Analysis (PCAs) when I first started, and overall found …
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Climate Change Threatens Base of Polar Oceans’ Bountiful Food Webs
… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … UEA and including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … integrated high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to …
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Progress Reports: 2002–2020
Click the cards below to view downloadable pdfs of previous Progress Reports from the Joint Genome Institute.  … FY20 Progress Report … FY19 Progress …
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Exploring Polymorphisms Created by Transposable Elements
My project at the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) was to measure the polymorphisms that …
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