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Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus
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Acquisition of host-derived carbon in biomass of ectomycorrhizal fungus pisolithus microcarpus is correlated to fungal carbon demand and plant defences.
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Metatranscriptomics sheds light on the links between the functional traits of fungal guilds and ecological processes in forest soil ecosystems
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Conserved unique peptide patterns (CUPP) online platform 2.0: implementation of +1000 JGI fungal genomes.
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Phylogenetically distinct fungal expansins show different binding preferences towards cellulosic materials and enhance cellulase activity
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Micro-Scale Applications Group
… The Micro-Scale Applications group explores the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a variety of cutting-edge approaches.  Our group also seeks out new … The JGI uniquely offers the first quantitative Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) Metagenomics …
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JGI@25: Mapping Switchgrass Traits with Common Gardens
… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … candidate bioenergy feedstock crop. In 2018, the JGI had sequenced and assembled the genomes of two varieties of a … P. virgatum on Phytozome … Plant Dataset …
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A Cost-Efficient Way to Convert Yeast into a Cell Factory for Hydroxyapatite
… Innovative technology from this biomanufacturing collaboration is available for licensing. The … hydroxyapatite, a high-value biomaterial with a wide range of industrial applications. The team was led by researchers … This work was supported by laboratory-directed research and development …
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Fungal and plant gene expression in the Tulasnella calospora–Serapias vomeracea symbiosis provides clues about nitrogen pathways in orchid mycorrhizas
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Predicting the chemical space of fungal polyketides by phylogeny-based bioinformatics analysis of polyketide synthase-nonribosomal peptide synthetase and its modification enzymes
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An Addiction Crucial to a Fungus’ Reproduction
… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better … with the fungi and bacteria, while the DOE JGI team sequenced and annotated a host genome (Rm ATCC 52813) as … This research was supported by the National Science Foundation and …
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A Complex Confection Decoded: Sugarcane Reference Genome
… Sugarcane was the last major crop without a reference quality … most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the … Community Science Program; in 2018, a monoploid reference sequence of sugarcane was published as a step forward in …
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