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H2-saturation of high affinity H2-oxidizing bacteria alters the ecological niche of soil microorganisms unevenly among taxonomic groups
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Meta-omics survey of [NiFe]-hydrogenase genes fails to capture drastic variations in H2-oxidation activity measured in three soils exposed to H2
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Taking Stock of the Known and Unknown Microbial Space
… in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global … in Science Advances , researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley …
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Frederik Schulz
Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of … mSystems. 5 (3) Schulz et al. (2018) Hidden diversity of soil giant viruses. Nature Communications. 9 (1), 1-9 Roux … of Sciences Fellowship (2011-2015) DAAD (“German Academic Exchange Service”) scholarship (2008-2009) VDI (“Association …
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Simon Roux Named 2025 ASM Microbiome Data Prize Awardee
Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist … and impactful analysis of microbiome data that has changed our understanding of the microbiome and the … Virus-Driven Alterations of Microbial Metabolism in Model Soil Ecosystems,” uses a combination of experimental …
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Metabolic analysis of the soil microbe Dechloromonas aromatica str. RCB: indications of a surprisingly complex life-style and cryptic anaerobic pathways for aromatic degradation
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Party in the Rhizosphere
There’s a party in the soil, and microbes are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the … rhizosphere. In this episode, biologist Jennifer Pett-Ridge of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has your backstage …
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iPHoP: A Matchmaker for Phages and their Hosts
With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of … organisms carry out important environmental processes like  carbon fixation , nitrogen cycling and methane production. … microbiome data. In other environments, such as terrestrial soil, having additional isolates and metagenomic datasets …
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High-quality permanent draft genome sequence of Ensifer medicae strain WSM244, a microsymbiont isolated from Medicago polymorpha growing in alkaline soil
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Fine-scale evaluation of two standard 16S rRNA gene amplicon primer pairs for analysis of total prokaryotes and archaeal nitrifiers in differently managed soils
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Rex Malmstrom
Dr. Malmstrom is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI … the first ever measurements of in situ growth rates and carbon consumption of SAR11 bacteria, the most abundant … Couradeau, J.S. et al. 2019. Probing the active fraction of soil microbiomes using BONCAT-FACS.  Nature Comm 10(1) 1-10 …
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Doubling Down on Known Protein Families
… online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand … ‘Dark Matter’ Microbial communities living everywhere from soils and stomachs to the deep sea are capable of doing a …
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