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… ActinoBase offers a public portal of insight into special … and the focus of a  recent paper published in  Microbial Genomics .   “Studying actinomyces, especially … community of researchers studying actinobacteria to share information and data. The filamentous actinobacteria are of …

… A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on … of biology and computer science, to reveal clues about how microbial and bacteria communities influence the … serve their quests related to processing RNA-sequencing information. According to Lawrence, this summer project …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI … sequence reads to link mobile elements such as plasmids to microbial host cells. In a separate article, research … microbes. A comprehensive map of viruses including host information, Roux says, would be the foundation upon which …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are … opens the possibility of using phages to engineer microbial communities. One day, these phages could boost … will strengthen future virus-host predictions. This information could open the door to improving crop yields and a …

… Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary … a secondary metabolites portal within the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system known as … biosynthetic gene clusters and secondary metabolites information from isolate and metagenome data.   The SMC ( …

… view of plant evolution and adaptation.    Understanding how genes are regulated is like deciphering the complex wiring behind a city’s power grid. Just as the flow of … of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  energy.gov/science/office-science . …

… Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace Cole, Mo Kaze, Akshay … JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has further …     Mo Kaze, UC Merced JGI Mentor : Susannah Tringe, Microbial Systems Group “Everyone here is very kind and …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … from environmental samples — to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. These genes were identified based on their …

… forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  recently described in  Nature Biotechnology  called geNomad identifies and … in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex polysaccharides. Honey bees are invaluable … But scientists have wondered exactly how the microbial community carries out its helpful metabolism: … of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  energy.gov/science/office-science . …

… Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions shared their works-in-progress with 86 participants in an online workshop to … Lab’s Biological Systems and Engineering), to assign microbial taxa (Andrew Tritt of CRD and, independently, Ying …

… Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help … analysis identified fungal gene families that help determine if these fungi act as friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can … The sequencing project was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy …