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… In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those … turnover of microbial prey, and thus able to influence the metabolic rate of microbial communities. Because microbial … This work,  recently published in  The ISME Journal , by contrast, relied on methods that eschew culturing, …

… effort, researchers have identified a protein in soil viruses that may promote soil health. The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy … on hidden components, including genes called auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) that have nothing to do with a virus’ …

… Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse … Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) database maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … said. “Overall, these results show a striking case of how metabolic diversity can emerge from tinkering of a common …

…   Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep … are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are abundant … The battle waged below the Earth’s surface is reconstructed by combining a study of microbial communities (metagenomics) …