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… that reveals in situ functional activities of specific microbial groups within complex communities.  The Microscale Applications group also carries …

… development of novel computational tools to identify virus sequences, the design of new experimental approaches to link … knowledge of viral diversity and virus-host interactions in microbial systems. Through a 2021 DOE Early Career Research … is driven by snowmelt and host dynamics in a high-altitude watershed soil ecosystem. Microbiome 11, 237 Roux et al., …

Earth’s surface is reconstructed by combining a study of microbial communities (metagenomics) and a chemical labelling … at virus infections. Their genomes include short DNA sequences that code for CRISPR systems, which help bacteria …

Matt is broadly interested in the interactions between microbial life and environment, and using metagenomics to study these complex natural systems. Microbial communities living in hard-to-reach places that are …

Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. Imagine researchers … the process hinges on referencing to existing genome sequences.  Some of these proteins are what the scientists … this metagenomic space (the ‘unknown unknowns’) was vastly greater than that of the reference genomes — by at least …

… is particularly interested in understanding how, when and why microbes decide to produce which metabolites. … BS, … H, Mouncey NJ. New keys to unlock the treasure trove of microbial natural products. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2021 …

… in environmental processes (related to interactions of soil-sediment environments, water and air-atmosphere with the humans and the biosphere), … in understanding the genomic basis and ecological consequences of microbe-microbe interactions. Using metagenomes …

… cycles. Francis Martin and Lucas Auer discuss their work on communities of forest floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into …

… some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called … and activity of phytoplankton genes and looking at how communities of these microalgae interact, researchers have … collaboration, in 2017, they published the first genome sequence of a cold-adapted microalga: the diatom …