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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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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
… CheckV can help researchers assess virus sequence fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and computational approaches, … recovered and identified from environmental samples (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of …
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Evolution of a Fungal Gene Expression Regulator
… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC … in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome sequence can lead to changes in protein structures … 5mC is an important piece of how they regulate their genomes, but is not well understood in fungi. A team of …
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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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The Case for Conservation
… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science … moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute was supported by the Office of Science of …
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Forming Scientific Connections and Building Community
… The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This year the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …
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First Monoploid Reference Sequence of Sugarcane
… Sorghum genome serves as a reference for the highly complex sugarcane genome . 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 … For the portion of the work conducted by the Joint Genome Institute and the Joint BioEnergy Institute, support …
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Expanding Virophage Diversity
… Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility … Virophage data on IMG/M data portal …
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DAP-seq Drives Robust Mapping of Gene Regulation
… Multi-species assays yield an unprecedented view of plant evolution and adaptation.    Understanding how genes are regulated is like deciphering the complex … to technical limitations and the sheer complexity of plant genomes. Now, with improvements to DNA Affinity Purification …
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