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… Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and … insights into the diversity and important ecological roles of microeukaryotes in terrestrial ecosystems. Additionally, …

… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella … The team found that, unlike pathogenic or mycorrhizal fungi (mutualist symbionts that induce structural changes in … the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) sponsored by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research at the …

… data set will help identify how different elements of the ecosystem interact and respond to changes in the … their genetic diversity. They hold economic value as both biofuel feedstock and their role in carbon sequestration. … and 314 metabolomic profiles — combined offers the global research community insights into how these trees …

… (MPI) for Terrestrial Microbiology and the University of Bordeaux have developed a platform that mimics … composition variants. Summary In the  May 8, 2020 issue of  Science , a team led by Tobias Erb, director of the MPI … from the atmosphere for producing high value bioproducts. Global temperatures have been rising caused by high levels …

… to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in … is poised to become an essential tool for researching global viral diversity. geNomad has already been downloaded … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute …

… The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet … mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of the chemicals they need to survive. To fill in their … the crust, there is a vast ecosystem connected to the global carbon cycle. Archaea are key players in this deep …

… data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one place where you can browse the … Algae are important organisms. They play key roles in global carbon cycling, are sources of natural products, and …

… and researchers more about the patterns and functions of environmental microbes. Researchers can use the tool to correlate protein annotations with ratios of DNA sequence fragments from the ecosystems. Selecting a … their predicted functional and metabolic roles across global metagenomes (within IMG).  The Impact The initial …

… Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system … food or fuel applications. The Impact Sphagnum’s impact on global carbon cycling and climate is estimated to be larger … and researchers estimate that they hold about 25 percent of the world’s soil carbon. In high latitudes, sphagnum can …

… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental … deployed a pipeline to first target cells from communities of uncultivated microbes, and then efficiently retrieve and … the vast majority of microbes that play key roles in global biogeochemical cycles remains unexplored and …

… microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different … to the blue-lit twilight zone, to the continuous pressure of the dark abyss, 4000 m (2.5 miles) deep. Scientists have … ways of living. The Impact Microbes help regulate the global carbon cycle — fixing, transforming, and respiring …

… (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … to help researchers assess and improve the quality of metagenome-assembled viral genomes . The Impact The … & Microbiomes (IMG/M) suite, as well as sequences from the Global Ocean Virome 2.0 dataset based on open ocean samples. …