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… a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, … of infecting different host species? Or, do they tend to specialize, infecting just a single host? Another wrinkle … virus in 34 hosts or 26 percent of the single cells. Metagenomics sequencing then allowed the team to ask, for the 34 …

… High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between … and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying … Work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was conducted under the auspices of the U.S. DOE under …

… Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help … boost yields for both food and for candidate bioenergy feedstock crops. Summary A plant is like an office building, its … of the key community participants and enabling future metagenomics studies.   …

… Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it … 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in yeast genes. … Scientists have developed a more nuanced library approach to tuning gene expression in metabolic pathways. Compared to … Foundation, and the JGI Synthesis Program under FP00005685. In addition, M.D. acknowledges funding from a National …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, … by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research, Early Career Research … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE …

…   Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep … researchers described how the viruses repeatedly attempted to infect and destroy the host archaea – and how the  … by combining a study of microbial communities (metagenomics) and a chemical labelling approach. The Impact …

… Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have discovered … ) conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE … Work carried out at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was done under Contract DE-AC52-07NA2734. …

… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, … and a gift from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to MAO. A portion of this research was performed under the …

… evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: … DE-AC02–05CH11231 (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), and the Office of Biological and Environmental …

… Using the IMG/M data portal, researchers have identified a virus protein tied to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative … impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, scientists can shed light on hidden components, … Focus Area “Phenotypic response of the soil microbiome to environmental perturbations” to JKJ and KSH. A portion of …