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The Power of One, Amplified
… metagenomics studies. The Science Researchers demonstrated the value of conducting large-scale single cell … mobile genetic elements that were missed within paired metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs), and that dominant … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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Simon Roux
… Dr. Roux joined the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the Metagenome Program. His responsibilities include the development of novel computational tools to identify virus sequences, the design of new … in Microbiology, Université Blaise Pascal, France M.S. in Data Analysis and Modeling for Life Sciences, Université …
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Sequence to Function: Applications and Analysis for the Future (SFA²F)
… The Sequence to Function: Applications and Analysis for the Future (SFA²F) meeting brings … discussions, workshops, and informal networking events. JGI will present both a genome center talk and a tech talk. Stop by the JGI booth to …
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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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A Community Resource for Secondary Metabolite Researchers
… The Secondary Metabolism Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to … over 1.3 million publicly available bacterial and archaeal genome and contig sources.  The Impact Secondary metabolites … The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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Mining Metagenomes for Cas Proteins
… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically characterized at UC Berkeley and … possible by mining the datasets in the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) suite of tools managed by … in part by grants from the Paul Allen Frontiers Group, the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships and …
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Tanja Woyke Elected to American Academy of Microbiology
… Congratulations to the JGI’s Tanja Woyke , who has been elected … is based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology. … genetic material of uncultivated microbes and link their genomes to the roles they play in the environment. One …
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Mike Sneddon
… Dr. Sneddon is the Advanced Analysis Group Lead in the Data Science and Informatics Department at the Joint Genome … and bioinformatics annotation pipelines that support JGI’s portals, tools, and the DOE’s emerging AI-enabled … and lab informatics. Prior to joining JGI in late 2025, he served as Director of Scientific Computing at …
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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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