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… conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps … , these environmental metagenomes began to offer a window into viral existence. Along with highlighting the viruses in … of this field, the JGI has leveraged metagenomics to boost understanding of environmental viruses. In 2016, Nikos …

… The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in environments with little or no … at the University of California, Davis and UC Santa Barbara generated a list of prokaryotes with fermentative metabolism … project . They also used the tool to predict possible functions from 733 metagenome-assembled rumen genomes. …

… Sequence-based studies — from metagenomics to single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding of giant viruses. The Science In the last … have used culture-independent approaches to gain insight into the  genomes of giant viruses. In a new review, …

… organisms (symbionts) are transmitted between host generations, researchers investigated the role that bacteria … with the fungi and bacteria, while the DOE JGI team sequenced and annotated a host genome (Rm ATCC 52813) as … are potential sustainable sources of alternative fuels, so understanding fungal-bacterial relationships can shed light …

… tool called geNomad that identifies and classifies mobile genetic elements based upon their gene content and their genetic sequences. Roux was first author on a study featuring a new …

… credits her high school teacher with inspiring her to get into science and wanted to pay it forward. Defining a … images from Google maps to plan their route, and had to adapt when they noticed while collecting the samples on … DNeasy PowerSoil Kits and sent the samples to the JGI for sequencing.  While JGI processed, sequenced, and analyzed …

… impressive amount of biomass which could then be converted into sustainable biofuels . For its importance to the DOE … candidate bioenergy feedstock crop. In 2018, the JGI had sequenced and assembled the genomes of two varieties of a … has allowed the research team to associate climate adaptations with switchgrass biology. Switchgrass has a large …