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Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, … a Superfund site. The chemical PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in … from a local dry-cleaner. Researchers  identified two bacteria,  Dehalococcoides mccartyi and  Dehalobacter …

… interdisciplinary research focused around developing foundational knowledge of viral diversity and virus-host … prediction for metagenome-derived viruses of archaea and bacteria. PLoS Biology 21, e3002083 Roux et al., 2021. … Nature Microbiology 4, 1895–1906. Schulz et al., 2020. Giant virus diversity and host interactions through global …

… [above] Emma Bell, Mallory Choudoir, Sneha Couvillion, Tobin Hammer, Christina Hazard, Rachel Mackelprang, Brook Moyers, Mei, Ran,; [below] Benjamin Peterson, Dacheng Ren, Allison Rober, Neal Scott, Chikae …

Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help … The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can thrive in plant roots. They play key roles in … not always immediately apparent. Similarly, the microbes found in plant roots may have unknown roles. Some plants and …

The DOE Joint Genome Institute hosted the hybrid “NeLLi 2023 … of this novel diversity represents an ongoing challenge. This symposium series will provide an overview of the bacterial, archaeal and microeukaryote diversity cataloged …

High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully … purification and sequencing steps. Ultimately, researchers found their updated strategy required one-sixth the labor of …

… a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … Computing Group, which is supported by the National Science Foundation (awards ACI-1532235 and ACI-1532236), the …

Sphagnome data would enable researchers’ insights on their potential carbon cycling impact.   The … such as sphagnum’s associations with methane oxidizing bacteria, nutrient uptake, and its productivity and … through an approved CSP proposal. The researchers found that these species encode a sulfate reduction pathway, …

… tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth outnumber the stars in the Milky … prediction for metagenome-derived viruses of archaea and bacteria ( PLoS Biol , 2023). These tools have significantly … that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  DOE’s Office of Science is the largest …

… “Adopt a Genome” is an informal program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s … the expectation that faculty will work with undergraduates in the analysis and publication of the claimed genome … sequence to biological inference. … Genome sequences of key bacterial symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes: …