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… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among … Communications paper, uncovering giant virus sequences in soil for the first time. A second approach known as DNA … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …

… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science … elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying organic matter, or … fine-tune their engineering efforts of both plants and root microbiomes to grow energy crops more efficiently. Summary …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and … pretty important role in the cycling of nutrients in these systems.” -Mike Wilkins, Colorado State University GI users and microbiome researchers Mike Wilkins and his graduate student …

… Dr. Malmstrom is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of in situ growth rates and carbon consumption of SAR11 … non-standard molecular protocols.  Finally, his team utilizes new technologies, e.g. acoustic liquid transfer and …