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Genomic comparisons of a bacterial lineage that inhabits both marine and terrestrial deep subsurface systems
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Genomic Analysis of Caldithrix abyssi, the Thermophilic Anaerobic Bacterium of the Novel Bacterial Phylum Calditrichaeota
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Metagenome-assembled bacterial genomes from benthic microbial mats in ice-covered Lake Vanda, Antarctica
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A compendium of bacterial and archaeal single-cell amplified genomes from oxygen deficient marine waters
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BGC Atlas: a web resource for exploring the global chemical diversity encoded in bacterial genomes
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Comparative transcriptomics of CAZy enzymes in white- and brown-rot agaricomycetes: Evolutionary insights into lignocellulose degradation and the relevance of GH16 glycoside hydrolase functional divergence
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iPHoP: A Matchmaker for Phages and their Hosts
… For bacteriophage viruses, these hosts are microbes like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of ecosystems. However, matching these viral genetic … This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental …
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Boosting Small Molecule Production in Super “Soup”
… Yeast strains engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in chemical … to produce the small molecules glycerol and itaconic acid to see how the cell-free system allowed them to … Rapid Prototyping of Genes and Pathways” at the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting on September 1, …
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Identifying the Microbial Cleanup Crew at a Superfund Site
… PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via leakage from a local dry-cleaner. Researchers  identified two bacteria,  Dehalococcoides mccartyi and  Dehalobacter … bioremediate toxic substances has led to the development of cost-effective environmental cleanup strategies. Summary …
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New Vision, New Mission, New Plan: The JGI’s Next Five Years
… for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released its newest 5-Year Strategic Plan: Innovating Genomics to Serve the Changing Planet (download a copy at … advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing.  As a leader in genomics for bioenergy and environmental solutions, the JGI …
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Better Genome Editing for Bioenergy
… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … tool will make the right cut, researchers created a set of guide RNAs that were effective against 94 percent of the … biomass carbohydrates — glucose and xylose — into fatty acids that could be used for renewable fuel. In fact, lipids …
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New Research Sheds Light on Diversity in the Deep Sea
… get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. … five oceanic regions. In doing so, they found a high degree of variability in the types of microorganisms that inhabit … and repair themselves or eliminate waste. The Impact The bacteria, archaea and other microorganisms of the microbial …
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