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Auer discuss their work on communities of forest floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into seagrass meadows' carbon … research on the symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots.  …

… with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with plant roots. Plants provide photosynthesized carbon, while fungi deliver water and nutrients. In order to do so, these … them to understand gene expression within circular capture areas roughly 55-microns in diameter — about the width of a …

… and analysis tools for comparative genomics of fungi. Mycocosm enables users to navigate across sequenced … and to conduct comparative and genome-centric analyses of fungi and community annotation. … Phytozome is the JGI's …

Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The … activity teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break down plant fibers. But are … is a striking division of labor between the two groups. Fungi are much more active in degrading plant matter, and …

… of tough plants. Thanks to gut microbes — namely, anaerobic fungi — these animals are able to pry apart plant polymers … use to bust biomass apart. She and her team find these fungi, and their enzymes, primarily in animal poop.  “As an … diversity.”  Within that diversity of bacteria and fungi, O’Malley and her team are amassing all kinds of …

Santa Barbara discuss the importance of studying anaerobic fungi, as well as a recent discovery that turns scientific …

… text-based and multimedia stories that were then shared along with other JGI-relevant content on social media. She … from UC Santa Cruz. She is one of the Biosciences Area representatives to Berkeley Lab’s Inclusion, Diversity, … Institute’s staff and user community. … LBNL Biosciences Area Organizational Stewardship committee 2020: Lawrence …

Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future … researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting microbial genes with … trees and soils, targeting helpful bacteria, viruses and fungi. Overall, better understanding of a recovering soil …