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Complete genome sequence of the termite hindgut bacterium Spirochaeta coccoides type strain (SPN1T), reclassification in the genus Sphaerochaeta as Sphaerochaeta coccoides comb. nov. and emendations of the family Spirochaetaceae and the genus
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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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Tanja Woyke Elected to American Academy of Microbiology
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 … genetic material of uncultivated microbes and link their genomes to the roles they play in the environment. One …
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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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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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Dealing with Drought: Uncovering Sorghum’s Secrets
Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The … Laboratory, and the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … up an individual’s genome. The genes of sorghum plants are likely responsible for the crop’s ability to produce good …
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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 studies related … UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first … today. I didn’t know anything about Principal Component Analysis (PCAs) when I first started, and overall found …
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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 transposable elements (TEs) contributed to in the grass model species Brachypodium hybridum . …
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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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