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Reviews Microbiology column last year — and there’s more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) … with an email in 2018.  Tanja Woyke , who leads the  Microbial Program at the JGI, received a message from Andrea …

… available metagenomic datasets in JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data suite—which … Virus)—for the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage partial sequences, … all four core genes. These virophages were found in diverse habitats including the air, plant rhizosphere, wastewater, …

Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More than two … to gain and harness energy. As reported January 28, 2019 in Nature Communications , two research teams … researchers from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Microbial Genome Program head Tanja Woyke of the U.S. …

In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among the authors who offer … head Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh outline more targeted approaches to reconstruct individual microbes in an environmental … sequence reads to link mobile elements such as plasmids to microbial host cells. In a separate article, research …

Paropkari, Vicente Ramirez and Rhondene Wint had summer 2018 internships in Walnut Creek. The students’ research … of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has further …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of … that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … from environmental samples — to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. These genes were identified based on their …

… bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex polysaccharides. Honey bees are … But scientists have wondered exactly how the microbial community carries out its helpful metabolism: … are abundant in glycoside hydrolases, and are thus better adapted than  Gilliamella  to breaking down hemicellulose. …

On July 6, scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions shared their … with 86 participants in an online workshop to harness deep learning for metagenomic data.  Metagenomic … Lab’s Biological Systems and Engineering), to assign microbial taxa (Andrew Tritt of CRD and, independently, Ying …

Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic … in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can … Science User Facilities operated under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This work also received support from the …

… month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and … Soil Microbiome SFA. She serves as Secretary within the Microbial Ecology Section of the Ecological Society of … Greenham stepped down at the end of her term. In late 2023, the JGI launched a solicitation for nominations for …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of … that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … sequences have been cited in almost one-fourth (23.8%) of publications focused on that specific algae. The reference …

Though visible to the naked eye, microscopy reveals unexpected complexity … in Complex Systems (LRC) in Menlo Park, Calif. In the June 24, 2022, issue of the journal Science, Volland and … in coastal sediments,” said Woyke, who also heads the JGI’s Microbial Program and is one of the article’s senior …