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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 …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane … reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes excel at … convertible to ethylene, he began looking into the genetic foundations of what would become the MAR enzyme .  Lately, …

…   Gain access to omics technologies generating community data at zero cost —  submit a proposal.  … Our homepage video includes external footage from: University of Delaware; Laura.Selbmann©PNRA. All the sampling activities in Antarctica have been performed in the …

… 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 …

… [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 …

… Streamlined genome with precise gene targeting transforms … for enhanced lipid production. Also notable, researchers found it is missing 33 genes thought essential for … of complete chromosomes. Auxenochlorella solves a major challenge in algal engineering by allowing for dramatically …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically … Summary The CRISPR-Cas system is an immune mechanism in bacteria that confers resistance to foreign genetic elements … were shorter than the typical Cas12d proteins and were also found next to cas1 genes. Further analysis led to 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, …

… Dr. Roux joined the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the … interdisciplinary research focused around developing foundational knowledge of viral diversity and virus-host … B.S. in Microbiology, Université Blaise Pascal, France M.S. in Data Analysis and Modeling for Life Sciences, Université …

… 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 … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute ( https://ror.org/04xm1d337 ), a DOE …

… tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth outnumber the stars in the Milky Way, viruses outnumber the microbes by at least … prediction for metagenome-derived viruses of archaea and bacteria ( PLoS Biol , 2023). These tools have significantly …

… Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and … compounds. However, no microbe works alone. Archaea, bacteria, and viruses all operate in concert to form the foundation of this deep Earth ecosystem. For example, when …