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… the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the Metagenome Program. His responsibilities include the … of new experimental approaches to link viruses to their host(s), collaboration with JGI users for analyzing viral … foundational knowledge of viral diversity and virus-host interactions in microbial systems. Through a 2021 DOE …

… The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is committed to … are requested to be held until a specified date, or the publication date, whichever comes first. For nearly 40 … by the community regarding the use of JGI data prior to publication by the principal investigators. To resolve these …

… Leveraging decades of technological development, dozens of reference genomes and thousands of resequenced sorghum … Development (USAID) also supported the work.   Publication:  Morris, G.P., Harder, A.M., Healey, A.L.  et … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Kumar Gautam, Gareth Gillard, Audrey Goeckner, Jennifer Goff, Sarah Gonzalez Henao, Yang Hai, Julia G. Harenčár, … accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part of our  Community Science Program , allows us to work and … and plant metabolism across diverse ecosystems — from Antarctic soils and Icelandic hydrothermal systems to …

… (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … of these viruses and associate them with their microbial hosts. However, assembling viral genomes from metagenomes is … of researchers to accurately perform functional assessment, host prediction, and phylogenetic analysis. The development …

… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single … insights into how they might interact with their hosts, and how those interactions may in turn impact the host communities and their roles in carbon and other …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among … reads to link mobile elements such as plasmids to microbial host cells. In a separate article, research scientist Simon … and environmental processes, especially by modifying host cell metabolism and altering cell fitness. As the vast …

… methods to link uncultivated viruses to their host. With these new methods, she hopes to expand our understanding of the roles that viruses play in their ecosystems, …

… single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding of giant viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in … then co-culturing isolated viruses in eukaryotic  microbial hosts. Lately, researchers have used culture-independent … parasites, giant viruses often infect microeukaryote hosts. In doing so, they influence ecosystem-level nutrient …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of … a specific enzyme, Methylthio-alkane Reductase (MAR) in host bacteria Rhodospirillum rubrum . Their work in Nature …

… growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods in every direction. There are 100 million … on cotton production, and the crop’s annual economic impact of $500 billion worldwide underscores its value and … Science “The results described in this  Nature Genetics publication will facilitate deeper understanding of cotton …

… Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are … the viruses repeatedly attempted to infect and destroy the host archaea – and how the  microbes resist. The battle … lyse the microbial cells. This demonstration of the virus-host arms race in uncultivated yet abundant subsurface …