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… those associated with microeukaryotes, enhances our understanding of terrestrial biogeochemical cycling and … lists for laboratory isolation and genome sequencing of underexplored bacterial and archaeal lineages that are … novel genes, protein families, and pathways, enhancing our understanding of evolutionary diversification and microbial …

… of these viruses and associate them with their microbial hosts. However, assembling viral genomes from metagenomes is … researchers to accurately perform functional assessment, host prediction, and phylogenetic analysis. The development … of a virus, and for viruses that have integrated into the host genome, these sequences may be tainted by the presence …

… student in the Quantitative Systems Biology (QSB) Group under the School of Natural Sciences (SNS). During his eight … faculty positions with the SNS, and Wang’s group was hosting another QSB graduate student, Travis Lawrence. … research problems. In Visel’s group, Olmstead worked with postdoctoral fellow Ben Cole on a project involving bacteria …

… a wide range of benefits, but it also requires a deep understanding of biological systems. The JGI strategic plan … expertise to grow in areas such as developing pathogen-agnostic detection and prediction strategies for types of … with other user facilities, and with JGI users, we aim to foster awareness and collaboration in support of our goals,” …

… assistance of microscope. “It’s 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria. To put it into context, it would be like a … filamentous bacterium, along with its life cycle. For most bacteria, their DNA floats freely within the cytoplasm … that they were a ‘macro’ microbe was fascinating!” “She understood that it was a bacterium belonging to the genus …

… training grant.  Building off the previous year’s project, undergraduate interns Tamyra Long and Zyiah Mikes worked … genes affect microbiome composition and plant growth. Under the supervision of their mentors, they were … I feel like I'm up here. I can explain what we're doing. I understand what we're doing, and it was just a great …

… between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of … the plant’s health and diversity, which can in turn boost yields for both food and for candidate bioenergy … . They looked for genes known to be involved in fungal-host interactions and identified 84 gene families that were …

… Research program because it also allows scientists to understand the assembly, function, and the behavior of … tetranucleotide frequencies, and an area’s environment hosts particular organisms and metabolisms. This implies that … update the Metagenome Stability Diagram. The tool is hosted on the National Energy Research Scientific Computing …

… analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership more clearly. The Science The … the genomes and transcriptomes of both partners to better understand lichen. The Impact Lichens are a model for … Institute is supported by the U.S. DOE Office of Science under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The work of MP, DL and …