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… biology. Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his education and …

… discoveries toward the evolution of cellular complexity and microbial symbiosis. Further, the symposium showcases … advancements that facilitate the shift from uncovering microbial novelties to deciphering metabolic and functional … sequence data have provided a means to access novel microbial lineages, leading to a new appreciation for the …

The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … on its tail fibers to latch onto a specific target on the microbial cell’s membrane. Two decades ago, a team … diversity quickly, allowing these viruses to target new microbial prey. The Impact This research provides a much …

… for the design and maintenance of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data warehouse, and integration of …

… of bioinformatics tools for  extracting snippets of microbial genomes directly from environmental sequence data, … ago, a candidate bacterial lineage was identified from microbial and metagenome sequence data sets generated from a … sequencing to assess the diversity within and between microbial populations. The work appeared in The ISME Journal …

… of marine organisms, as well as contributing to nutrient cycling in these ecosystems. Researchers studied P. …

… aim is identifying chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using microbial understanding to formulate a vaccine for … approach is using the Hungate1000 collection to identify microbial markers that would allow farmers to screen …