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The Power of One, Amplified
… A preview of how large-scale single cell genomics complements metagenomics studies. The … mobile genetic elements that were missed within paired metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs), and that dominant … microbes help regulate the planet’s nutrient cycles and are potentially of use in fields ranging from agriculture 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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Extracting the Secrets of Secondary Metabolites
… Repeats) is the leading tool for accurately editing genomes, its effectiveness has historically been limited due … or activate certain genes and assess how these edits affect functionality.  CRAGE allows for the transplanting of these … far-reaching. The compatibility of CRAGE and CRISPR could potentially allow for introducing CRISPR into other …
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Marine Microbe Contains Multitudes
… A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is … periodically at different depths. In order to determine the genome structure of SAR324 cells and their gene expression, the team then sequenced community genomes and expressed gene transcripts (metagenomes, …
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Virus Discoveries that Keep Getting Bigger
… Sequence-based studies — from metagenomics to single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding of … Nucleocytoviricota , these giant viruses boast larger genomes than many bacteria. Until recently, understanding of … that viruses are more abundant than previously thought, and potentially even more abundant than bacteria. A fourth …
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Engagement Webinar: Harnessing JGI’s Metabolomics Capabilities
… The JGI Engagement Webinar held November 5, 2020 (watch the  video below, captions … through the  Community Science Program (CSP) . This includes mass spectrometry-based measurements of primary and … do all the analyses? A:  For the JGI  New Investigator and  Functional Genomics proposal calls, projects can request up …
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The fungus that made itself at home
… Retracing how the dry rot Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new … of Oslo scientists and including researchers at the Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, compared the genomes of two strains of fungi Serpula lacrymans – var. … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office of Science 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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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 … Mentors: Jessen Bredeson & Albert Wu Project: “ Pangenome de Bruijn Graph Simplification ” Peter Nguyen : …
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