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… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum … of scientists made an ambitious plan to begin to link the plant’s varying traits — height, biomass, hardiness to cold, …

… than 500 species of fungi. The Impact Interactions between plants and fungi run the gamut from mutually beneficial to … that can move to another location in the genome. Many plant pathogens such as the fungi that cause poplar leaf rust, are … considered for bioenergy feedstock development. Summary With the aim of producing at least one reference genome for …

… for students and professors alike The Science In  PLoS Pathogens , a team of faculty and researchers describe a … for both student and faculty researchers. Aligning with this overarching goal, Myco-Ed is a partnership … (Module 1), Experimental Design and Sample Metadata (Module 2), Sample Collection and Processing (Module 3), Data …

… the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients has a rich back story — they rely … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). He completed this work with collaborators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as … plant, fungi and animal. This analysis led them to identify 2,938 putative AT  genes. Within the AT genes identified …

… wilder than ever. Imagine researchers exploring a dark room with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls … big the room is.  A new study  published online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand …

… to bioremediation efforts for decades. Identifying resident microbes that can help bioremediate toxic substances has led … (ERD.) It is dependent on the presence of the existing microbes in the groundwater and adjusting the environmental … type of food that was in the contaminated aquifer in 2007 to achieve this goal. In less than four years, parts of …

… methods to access the genetic material of uncultivated microbes and link their genomes to the roles they play in … evolutionary relationships and leading to the discovery of features such as a new genetic code. More recently reported … the boundaries of energy and environmental genomics.” Along with Woyke, two JGI users were also elected to the AAM: …

… — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species decompose … mycorrhizal symbionts shuttle water and nutrients to trees; plant pathogens colonize living plants to feed on them.  Across …

… mosses.  New research identifies sex chromosomes in the plant and illuminates the significant role sex plays in how … and have very little oxygen, which is tough on the type of microbes that break down plant matter. This means plants don’t fully decompose in peatlands, and so carbon within their tissues doesn’t return to the atmosphere. Peat …

… Dr. Eloe-Fadrosh joined the JGI in 2014 to pursue her research interests in microbial ecology … and characterize genomic information from uncultivated microbes and viruses. Prior to joining the JGI, she was a … Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC). Prospective users with questions on how to partner with the Metagenome Science …

… Dr. Kyrpides joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development … Inc. in Chicago, IL. He did his postdoctoral studies with Carl Woese at the University of Illinois at … Dr. Kyrpides’ research focus on Microbiome Research with an emphasis on Microbiome Data Science. His group is …

… two main branches of fungi); another is a photosynthetic microbe, tucked in the fungus’ tissue. If you’re a Marvel … Photobiont and fungus (mycobiont) live intertwined, with the photobiont transferring part of its … Their partnership is widespread and cosmopolitan: more than 20,000 ascomycete species and hundreds of microalgae are …