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Phylogenomic Analyses of Non-Dikarya Fungi Supports Horizontal Gene Transfer Driving Diversification of Secondary Metabolism in the Amphibian Gastrointestinal Symbiont, Basidiobolus
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Hyperdiverse, bioactive, and interaction-specific metabolites produced only in co-culture suggest diverse competitors may fuel secondary metabolism of xylarialean fungi.
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A New Actinobacterial Chapter in the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea
… Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications. The … DSMZ overall, resulting not only in a valuable sequence resource to complement DSMZ’s vast strain resource, but also …
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Building Sphagnum Genomic Resources
… Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused … recovering draft metagenome-assembled genomes for seven novel species of Acidobacteria through an approved CSP … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office …
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Annotation survey and life-cycle transcriptomics of transcription factors in rust fungi (Pucciniales) identify a possible role for cold shock proteins in dormancy exit
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2025 NeLLi Symposium
…   Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Desert Research Institute, the … 2025 NeLLi Symposium delves into the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life and latest discoveries toward the … progress in AI/ML that will enable researchers to discover novel lineages of life and move from the identification of …
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An Addiction Crucial to a Fungus’ Reproduction
… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better … transcriptomic dataset of sexual reproduction in early fungi and discovered genes that are critical for this … As these oil-producing fungi are potential sustainable sources of alternative fuels, so understanding …
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Evolution of a multi‐step phosphorelay signal transduction system in Ensifer: recruitment of the sigma factor RpoN and a novel enhancer‐binding protein triggers acid‐activated gene expression
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A novel open-source cultivation system helps establish the first full cycle chemosynthetic symbiosis model system involving the giant ciliate Zoothamnium niveum
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Soil virus offers insight into maintaining microorganisms
… The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … — replicating itself.  Chitin is found in the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeleton of insects. It is one of the most … second only to cellulose.  Chitin is also a common food source for microbes living within soil. So, the chitosanase …
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The Expanding Universe of Methane Metabolisms in Archaea
… gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key role in determining the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere and regulating the global climate … and for the JGI Annual Meeting closes on March 11, 2019. Novel Yellowstone archaeon belongs to Korarchaeota Drs. Luke …
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JGI@25: From Life at the Extremes to Editing Genomes
… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … to continuously refine and improve the process of finding novel Cas genes and CRISPR systems. The collaboration has …
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