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… outline more targeted approaches to reconstruct individual microbes in an environmental sample beyond the … into several small pools before sequencing to recover rare microbes. The technique was applied to a recent Nature … DNA with isotopically-labeled compounds to link active microbes with specific metabolic processes. A third approach …

… uses single-cell genomics and metagenomics to explore how microbes influence people and the environment. This includes … studying the diversity, physiology and community ecology of microbes sampled from the natural environment. …

… Oh, the magical world of the cow stomach. Rumen – and its microbes – are really a powerhouse. Rumen microbes have the ability to break down hardy plant cell … requirements of processing these sturdy materials, rumen microbes and their enzymes are an optimal study subject that …

… to commandeer. For bacteriophage viruses, these hosts are microbes like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic … Within the domains of archaea and bacteria, millions of  microbes govern ecosystems. These organisms carry out … viruses are constantly infecting and reprogramming these microbes. A better understanding of virus-host interactions …

… 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, particularly actinomycetes. His research activity … particularly interested in understanding how, when and why microbes decide to produce which metabolites. …