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… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using … enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have … produced in every corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) participants. One is a fungus (usually … genomes and compared them to close relatives who don’t engage in the lichen lifestyle. The team’s results appear in  …

… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … a more systematic picture through single-cell and metagenomic sequencing. A team co-led by Mária Džunková, … the virus in 34 hosts or 26 percent of the single cells. Metagenomics sequencing then allowed the team to ask, for the …

… viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome … CheckV , which assesses the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled viral genomes ( Nature Biotechnology , … learning framework to maximize host prediction for metagenome-derived viruses of archaea and bacteria ( PLoS Biol …

… fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science.” Less than 6,200 researchers working in 21 … to help researchers assess and improve the quality of metagenome-assembled viral genomes. The paper appeared in  …

… (MPI) for Terrestrial Microbiology and the University of Bordeaux have developed a platform that mimics … composition variants. Summary In the  May 8, 2020 issue of  Science , a team led by Tobias Erb, director of the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, successfully …

… Can plants help humans attain a renewable energy future? Can they help lock away more carbon? … using gene editing technology to conscientiously mix traits of different plant species will help us get there. …

… Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … in the quest to break down plants.  In 2016, her team leveraged transcriptomics and other assays to identify and test … genomics and transcriptomics to discover another advantage these fungi wield: the capacity to form enzyme complexes …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better … , is recognized as a mutualist, where both species of organism benefit from association, but was predicted to … researchers also generated the first transcriptomic dataset of sexual reproduction in early fungi and discovered genes …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … for an encyclopedia of reference genomes for fungal metagenomics. Two more CSP proposals came in 2016 that would … for 35 species representing all major evolutionary lineages in the land plant tree of life.   As of the start of …

… host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can thrive in plant roots. They play … of the key community participants and enabling future metagenomics studies.   …

… than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Arroyo lauded the partnership. Sindi also shared a message from Betsy Dumont , Dean of the UC Merced School of … and hard work have carried it through the difficult early stages, so I can begin biological analysis of the data sooner …