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Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel … User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), to fill in these gaps of knowledge. In … actinobacteria play roles in both the carbon and nitrogen cycles, break down plant mass (think biofuels ), enhance …

… decades, advancements in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global research community.  Published January 17, … the world, playing key roles in regulating global nutrient cycles. The information gained from understanding the …

… showed that single cell genomics can add significant value to the other commonly used culture-independent sequencing … (MAGs), and that dominant populations varied with respect to the amount of within species recombination, indicating … Impact Though microbes help regulate the planet’s nutrient cycles and are potentially of use in fields ranging from …

… abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with respect to their genomes. In their base state, they are diploids … lose many genes after such events, returning their genomes to a diploid state while retaining multiple copies of some … three  Brachypodium  grasses have small genomes, short life cycles and can be easily transformed, traits that make them …

Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel … Because most microbes cannot be cultivated under laboratory conditions, their genomes can’t be sequenced using … the roles of microorganisms in regulating nutrient cycles, as well as gaining insights into potential …

… exploring a dark room with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls within that single beam. When it comes to microbial communities, scientists have historically been … of doing a lot of unique things when it comes to energy cycles — turning biomass into things like ethanol or …