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… and environmental challenges. Viruses are everywhere — in soil, the sea and, of course, the cells of other organisms. … because they often need unique conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material … can do. For example, understanding virus-host dynamics in soil microbiomes could allow for more accurate ecosystem …

Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI has established a portfolio of microbial hosts that users can select to be engineered. … CRAGE to rapidly label  E. coli  in order to monitor population dynamics in co-culture. These experiments aim to inform the engineering of stable, synthetic microbial communities to take advantage of their joint metabolisms. …

The work builds upon a pilot project to sequence antimicrobial-producing strains. Established by Handelsman, Tiny Earth aims to crowdsource antimicrobial discovery for the control of plant pathogens, … State University is interested in developing mutant populations of the bioenergy feedstock crop  Camelina sativa …