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Salicylic acid activates poplar defense against the biotrophic rust fungus Melampsora larici‐populina via increased biosynthesis of catechin and proanthocyanidins
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Genome Sequence of the Chestnut Blight Fungus Cryphonectria parasitica EP155: A Fundamental Resource for an Archetypical Invasive Plant Pathogen.
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JGI-KBase Panel at SACNAS
… Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is considered to be a scientific … students (and their mentors) how to begin establishing a professional presence through getting credit for any … ever publishing a research article. Speakers will highlight opportunities for students through the Department of …
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Bacteria and Fungi Divvy Up the Work in Forest Floor
… analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that there is a striking division … nitrogen-metabolizing enzymes are abundant, and to which microbes they belong. This study provides further insights …
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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 … and the function of candidate lineages in biogeochemical cycles and beyond, as well as microbial symbioses. We aim to …
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Linking microbial Sphagnum degradation and acetate mineralization in acidic peat bogs: from global insights to a genome-centric case study
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Virulence of banana wilt-causing fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum tropical race 4 is mediated by nitric oxide biosynthesis and accessory genes
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An Enzyme Family that Helped Shape Nitrogen Metabolism on Our Planet
… characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … copies of enzymes, similar to including half a dozen slightly different screwdrivers in a toolkit. This way, these … tools are always around, regardless of malfunction or misplacement.  In studying this family of ATs, researchers found …
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Draft genome sequence of Dethiosulfovibrio salsuginis DSM 21565T an anaerobic, slightly halophilic bacterium isolated from a Colombian saline spring
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Interdisciplinary delegation from the University of Duisburg-Essen explores collaborative opportunities with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
… A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … Computing Center, the Molecular Foundry and the Advanced Light Source, future collaborative research projects were … to continue our fruitful collaboration in the microbiome space that has resulted in many impactful papers in recent …
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Notes on the Microbial Diversity of Puerto Nuevo’s Coastline
… UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first … 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal waters and sediment with … has a number of applications, including pain relief. The microbes in cone snails may be involved in venom activity, …
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Forest Fungi, Seagrass, and a New View of Symbiosis
… Three stories of JGI-supported research, connected to nutrient cycles. Francis Martin and Lucas Auer discuss their work on communities of forest floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into seagrass …
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