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Rumen metagenome and metatranscriptome analyses of low methane yield sheep reveals a Sharpea-enriched microbiome characterised by lactic acid formation and utilisation
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Long-term excess nitrogen fertilizer increases sensitivity of soil microbial community to seasonal change revealed by ecological network and metagenome analyses
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High-Quality Draft Genome Sequences of the Uncultured Delta3 Endosymbiont (Deltaproteobacteria) Assembled from Metagenomes of the Gutless Marine Worm Olavius algarvensis
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Refinement of the “Candidatus Accumulibacter” genus based on metagenomic analysis of biological nutrient removal (BNR) pilot-scale plants operated with reduced aeration
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Tanja Woyke Awarded van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics
… for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, … techniques including single-cell genomics and metagenomics. They cited her “landmark” 2013 Nature paper , …
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Understanding Wildfire Recovery, Starting in Soil
… a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi … and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes within the soil. To get a clearer picture of how burned … … This work was supported through a USDA NIFA award (2021-67019-34608) to M.J.W. FTICR-MS analyses were performed …
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New Research Finds Flagella in the Terrestrial Roots of Marine Bacteria
… are bacteria that act like tiny natural engineers with special skills to break down pollutants and recycle … Chloroflexota lost when they returned to an ocean home. A deeper understanding of how these bacteria evolved could … … The work (proposal:  https://doi.org/10.46936/10.25585/60000691 , and  …
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Celebrating a Decade of Science through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program
… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship … and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in the summer of 2014 has grown to a total of … has started a new position as the Senior Manager, Machine Learning at Pilot Flying J. Nathaniel Brown was a 2022 …
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Metagenome Sequence Analysis of Filamentous Microbial Communities Obtained from Geochemically Distinct Geothermal Channels Reveals Specialization of Three Aquificales Lineages
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A Grass Model to Help Improve Giant Miscanthus
Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Research Center, along with researchers from the Energy Biosciences Institute, the … at CABBI and elsewhere are following up on these discoveries to develop new varieties of  Miscanthus as a … and Environmental Research under Award Number DE-SC0018420. The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy …
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Doubling Down on Known Protein Families
… wilder than ever. Imagine researchers exploring a dark room with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls … big the room is.  A new study  published online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional … living everywhere from soils and stomachs to the deep sea are capable of doing a lot of unique things when it …
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DOE Metrics
FY 2025 DOE Metrics Sequencing Quarter Total Bases (Trillions) … % of Goal Goal (hours)** Actual Total Actual % Goal FY 2025 Total 700.0     8,585     Q1 2025 175 190.304 109% 2,164 …
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