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… that infect them. But what trends govern those virus-host interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, capable of … the first time to comprehensively characterize viral-host interactions. The team discovered that the mat’s viruses … virus and host pairs in the laboratory to study their interactions. This work,  recently published in  The ISME …

… play critical roles in environmental processes (related to interactions of soil-sediment environments, water and … basis and ecological consequences of microbe-microbe interactions. Using metagenomes recovered directly from … Summary Symbiotic relationships are long-term biological interactions between one or more biological organisms. One …

… these microbes. A better understanding of virus-host interactions opens the possibility of using phages to … microbial communities. One day, these phages could boost plant-microbe interactions, nutrient cycling, or carbon sequestration. …

… — and dives into their work on all kinds of organisms, from plants and fungi to microbes and viruses. Listen in to …

… in the sequencing and evolutionary analysis of over fifty plant and animal genomes. He currently leads the JGI’s … on understanding the origin, evolution, and diversity of plants and animals by combining computational genome … In addition to this evolutionary focus, his work on plant genomics is targeted towards the development of …

… addition to bolstering sorghum fields, understanding this plant eventually offers avenues for translating its … shows only one slice of the adaptation possible for this plant. In other lines around the world, much more genetic … gene repertoire, and the phenotypic diversity across this plant in one accessible resource,” said John Lovell, a …

… Mikes worked with mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel from the Plant Functional Genomics Group to study the effects of  Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant microbiome. This year, however, there was a new aspect …

… Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved … agricultural research corporation, is focused on microbial interactions on the Amazon forest floor. Alicia Purcell of …

… functions in processes ranging from nutrient cycling to plant health and growth. Developing a scalable computational … members and their genome-encoded metabolic capabilities and interactions. Supported by JGI’s ETOP, this new tool will …

… The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are … genome references are now available for male and female plants of fire moss. Most notably, the work revealed that …

… in particular, as a model system for venom-microbe interactions. Cone snail venom has a number of applications, … to be intimidating. That first exposure from great interactions with Dr. Ben Cole and Dr. Axel Visel led to …