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High quality draft genome sequence of Olivibacter sitiensis type strain (AW-6T), a diphenol degrader with genes involved in the catechol pathway
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Genomic characterization of three marine fungi, including Emericellopsis atlantica sp. nov. with signatures of a generalist lifestyle and marine biomass degradation
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Integrating Experimentation with Data
…   Join the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) for “Empowering Automated Laboratories: Integrating Experimentation …
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Partnerships: Adopt-A-Genome
… “Adopt a Genome” is an informal program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s unpublished microbial genomes, with the expectation that faculty will work with …
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Logos and Templates
The JGI Style Guide offers tips on JGI logo usage - please follow these guidelines. Logos JGI logo – stacked JGI logo – …  If you have questions or need logos or templates in a format not currently available here, contact Massie Ballon …
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User Executive Committee Charter
The JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) represents the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices … including technical capabilities offered, proposal review procedures, and the annual user meeting. The UEC also acts …
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Sequencing Technologies
… sequencing to enable biological discovery by the JGI and external DOE users. Adopting the latest  sequencing technologies has allowed the JGI to increase sequencing output while … significantly lowering costs. Staff process samples, perform quality checks, and prep libraries for sequencing. They …
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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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High-quality permanent draft genome sequence of the extremely osmotolerant diphenol degrading bacterium Halotalea alkalilenta AW-7T, and emended description of the genus Halotalea
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For the Tiniest Archaea, A Genomic Switch of Friend or Foe
Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism … how these hosts and hitchhikers coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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JGIota: Looking Back at How Cow Rumen Samples Landed on a Syllabus
Back in 2011, JGI-supported researchers published a paper in the journal Science . It detailed how they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial … genes. The data from that study is now used across California State University campuses for biotechnology education …
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A Grass Model to Help Improve Giant Miscanthus
The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass  Miscanthus sinensis has been … of the genome sequence also provides insights into how the multiple chromosomes of  Miscanthus arose by ancient … genes provided by these chromosomes can contribute to novel traits.  M. sinensis is a tetraploid, with four sets …
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