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… have known that many datasets miss a key part of microbial genomes: the mobile genetic elements, or MGEs, …

… distinguishing features. Several characters may be spotted with a striped scarf, striped hat, round-rimmed glasses, or … a computer could use to conduct a similar type of search in microbial and metagenomic databases. In this case, the … algorithm, the search tool combed through more than 70,000 microbial and metagenome datasets, ultimately identifying …

… that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Within days of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that … also helped track and characterize the shifting waves of microbial communities involved in removing different … with the JGI successfully simulated how successive waves of microbial populations degraded the dispersed oil.   Terry …

… livestock — specifically, from the methane-making microbes within their rumen. There is another climate-minded reason … aim is identifying chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using microbial understanding to formulate a vaccine for …

… over 10k samples/year, Dr. Louie and her team work with other JGI scientists in development of new, advanced … DNA-SIP for helping identify active micro-organisms within complex communities, and custom software for integrating metabolomics with genomic data (MAGI) for functional annotation and …

… will be devoted to training in the use of the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system, presented by …

… next-generation feedstocks through CRISPR-edited poplars with optimized lignin, engineering heat-resilient algae for … and developing RNA barcoding systems to optimize microbial bioreactors. This genomic research creates new … to unravel functional capabilities of plants, microbes and microbial communities, and understanding of natural …

… Science Program , allows us to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers whose work aligns with … metatranscriptomics and genome assembly to investigate microbial and plant metabolism across diverse ecosystems — … including biological routes for critical minerals recovery, microbial pathways for high-value bioproducts, and …

… 2010, the JGI has supported researchers studying those microbial methane-makers. Eventually, that could help us …

… underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents — where lively microbial communities thrive, and even support entire …

… a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi … return to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting microbial genes with functions useful for forest recovery, …

… because they often need unique conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material … began to offer a window into viral existence. Along with highlighting the viruses in a given sample, … 16. The same year, the JGI expanded its existing Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes database to include a …