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… analysis techniques to explore the vast and diverse world of microbes. Studying bacteria and archaea, including those … associated with microeukaryotes, enhances our understanding of terrestrial biogeochemical cycling and inter-organismal … microorganisms, by sequencing large populations of bacteria and archaea in their natural environments using …

… A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling … with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with plant roots. Plants … to date. This paper  is the cover article for the April 2024 issue  of  Nature Plants .  “We wanted to better …

… genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven studies of energy metabolism. The Science Researchers produced … The team identified 15 core genes shared across all fungi, and found that some of these genes have moved from … as a resource for AI-driven approaches to predicting fungal metabolic traits from genomic data to understand how …

… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that there is a striking division …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … right? BEN: Yeah, yeah. Well, we are at [10 to the] minus 12 [Molar concentration]- is sufficient to kill cells. So … penicillin from the fungal species – probably told us that fungi could be very productive sources for, say, biological …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary. Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … of tough plants. Thanks to gut microbes — namely, anaerobic fungi — these animals are able to pry apart plant polymers …

… Leveraging massive comparative genomics to decode millions of mystery genes and lay a future-ready foundation     Over … Earth's fungal kingdom. The manuscript reviews about 200 publications linking evolutionary history and innovations … machine learning identified specific genes associated with metabolic flexibility, distinguishing generalist species …

… See below for examples of successful Letters of Intent to our Community Science Program Large-Scale Call, … and abundant soil bacterium: genetic microdiversity or core metabolic flexibility? … to soil carbon storage during simulated range shifts of plant-fungal symbionts …

… Michelle O’Malley and Tom Lankiewicz of UC Santa Barbara discuss the importance of studying anaerobic fungi, as well as a recent discovery that turns scientific …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … was released to the public in a highly-cited 2006 publication in the journal Science . This provided a … “citizen science” project to generate real-time data for modeling and predicting the spread of a plant disease, …

… Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can thrive in plant roots. They play …