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Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the “chytrids”).  A collaborative … and Sekimoto et al . In both studies, however, Olpidium was unexpectedly grouped with non-flagellated terrestrial fungi, … albeit rather weakly. Further investigation on the source of controversy revealed that the branches among …

… as user facility that aims to provide access to state-of-the-art DNA synthesis and assembly technologies to the … mining and sequence design with scaling the production of large, difficult to synthesize constructs such as those … applications.  We are interested in:  characterizing novel enzymatic activities using phylogenomic driven …

Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … can’t fulfill by fixing nitrogen and using it as an energy source. No fungi are known to be able to do this. JGI and …

Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … of specialized bacterial enzymes. Honey bees rely on their gut microbiota to produce these enzymes to break down …

Guiding Principles All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to … Communications & Outreach Manager Tina Clarke, Human Resources Sr. Business Partner Nick Everson, Deputy of …

Black fungi are microscopic and mighty. They survive everywhere … organisms survive hotter, drier climates. So University of Tuscia researchers Laura Selbmann and Claudia Coleine are …

Below is a brief description of the process needed to prepare and ship samples for … sample QC requirements and protocols Obtaining DNA and RNA of suitable quantity and quality has been the rate-limiting … step for many projects at the JGI. The quality of the starting material is one of the greatest predictors …