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… Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 … “Distribution of predominant high-temperature archaeal and bacterial lineages in Yellowstone National Park,” as well as … and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable …

… A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct … of SAR324 cells and their gene expression, the team then sequenced community genomes and expressed gene transcripts … EFD). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s … not harmful to humans could be even larger. Viruses infect bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes, and they range in particle … genomes of uncultivated giant viruses from environmental sequences across the globe, then using these sequences to …

… Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary … time of publication, it is the largest repository of BGC sequence data from over 1.3 million publicly available bacterial and archaeal genome and contig sources.  The …

… Sequencing technology has changed dramatically over the last  25-plus years since the JGI’s inception, making it possible for researchers … before. In 2006, the JGI produced 33 billion base pairs of sequence; by 2023, that number was almost 717 trillion. Last …

… Dr. Mouncey joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2017 as the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He … to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  … the highest quality operational effectiveness of production sequencing, provides health and safety oversight at the JGI, …

… Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The … in one proposed research project. For this project, RNA sequencing was done by the JGI, and proteomics and … approach to infecting and metabolically reprogramming the bacterial host, which was transformed into two very …

… A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science … pools, followed by whole genome amplification and shotgun sequencing. The team first tested the approach on bacterial laboratory models to set a reference for its … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex polysaccharides. Honey bees are invaluable … yield sugar monomers, it’s only with the aid of specialized bacterial enzymes. Honey bees rely on their gut microbiota …

… Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in … collaboration, in 2017, they published the first genome sequence of a cold-adapted microalga: the diatom … and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable …

… With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The … usually employ two different methods; shotgun metagenomic sequencing and single-cell sequencing. For years, extracting … with the JGI. Working together, they found most bacterial genomes from water and soil communities were at …