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… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi … data had suggested about a 50/50 split between fungal and bacterial enzymes. Yet, they found proteomic data told a … suggest that fungi are breaking down plant fibers, like cellulose and lignin. Bacteria, on the other hand, appear to …

… case, the machine “learned” to identify a certain type of bacterial viruses or phages called inoviruses, which are … are stealth agents that can enter and exit through the cell membrane without lysing the bacterial host. They can also influence their host’s growth …

… Bhattacharya of Rutgers University is interested in understanding how unicellular red algae (Cyanidiophyceae) have adapted thrive in … each year. Brian Looney of Duke University is interested in understanding which species of mycorrhizal fungi are …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution … step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … The Impact This research provides a much more comprehensive understanding of how a fundamental mechanism of evolution — …

… and engineering. She earned her PhD in Microbiology and Cell Science in 2011 from the University of Florida, working … techniques, algae, and plants, while focusing on understanding the evolution and function of proteins … PhD, Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida NIH Postdoctoral …

… of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of Energy …