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… agile collaboration between the JGI and the information technology company Truss has resulted in the JGI … download experience accessible from JGI’s plant portal Phytozome . Although the Data Portal is currently only … from the other JGI Portals, as well. “For thousands of scientists around the world, the JGI Genome Portal is a …

For the first time, a team has comprehensively described … a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … of infecting different host species? Or, do they tend to specialize, infecting just a single host? Another wrinkle …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in … With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of … like  carbon fixation , nitrogen cycling and methane production. Meanwhile, environmental viruses are constantly …

JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single … of viruses in the same drop—the vast majority not harmful to humans could be even larger. Viruses infect bacteria, … viruses (NCLDV) supergroup. The expansion of the diversity for large and giant viruses offered the researchers insights …

… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes within the soil. … interact; beyond bacteria, these samples harbored fungal genomes, including a novel Leotiomycetes species and …

Dr. Kyrpides joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes … . 39(4):499-509 Danko D, et al. 2021. A global metagenomic map of urban microbiomes and antimicrobial resistance. Cell …

… oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … properties,” said study coauthor Igor Grigoriev , JGI Fungal & Algal Program Head. “But still, there are no …