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… 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 . …

… country, training 316 students in fungal biology, bioinformatics, and genomics.  The Impact For decades, the … existing infrastructures and technologies, enabling these communities to become trainers for budding scientists and … in microbiome research techniques, including bioinformatics skills, while contributing to current research. The …

… tools created by JGI researchers, including the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system for microbial and metagenome datasets, MycoCosm for comparative …

… functions. It plays an important role in regulating microbial cellulose production and biofilm formation, which affects a number of environments, including … Science Program (CSP) . The Impact Cyclic di-GMP controls microbial colonization, which can affect pathogenic and …

… behind software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses … can affect how microbes cycle nutrients and adapt to climate change. …

… the order in which this fungus breaks down plant cell wall materials including lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose. The … fungi detect which complex chains are available; this information triggers pathways to determine which enzymes should …

… in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant’s root … By better understanding how poplar responds to its intimate associations with endophytes — a group whose effects on …

… to bring in robots to help process experiments that measure microbial activity in soil. Now, the researchers and robots …