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Gene and transcript abundances of bacterial type III secretion systems from the rumen microbiome are correlated with methane yield in sheep
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IMG-ABC: new features for bacterial secondary metabolism analysis and targeted biosynthetic gene cluster discovery in thousands of microbial genomes
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Identification of candidate genes in Arabidopsis and Populus cell wall biosynthesis using text-mining, co-expression network analysis and comparative genomics
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A Horizontal Gene Transfer Event Defines Two Distinct Groups within Burkholderia pseudomallei That Have Dissimilar Geographic Distributions▿ †
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Transcriptional response of the white-rot fungus Dichomitus squalens to polysaccharides reveals a co-expression network of plant biomass conversion related genes
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Halophytes and heavy metals: A multi‐omics approach to understand the role of gene and genome duplication in the abiotic stress tolerance of Cakile maritima
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Nigel Mouncey
… the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the … Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his education and carried forward … focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel production organisms and fermentation processes for …
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JGI@25: The Little Alga That Could
… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … is a single-celled alga with a unique place in evolutionary history. Retaining ancestral features of both … of all kinds,” noted Igor Grigoriev, head of the JGI’s Fungal & Algal Program, including work with Olivier Vallon …
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Game On: High School Students Drive Everglades Metagenomics Study
… In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in … sampling in the Florida Everglades to help train the next generation of scientists. She shares her thoughts about the experience … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …
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Doubling Down on Known Protein Families
… online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand … sequencing allows researchers to study the entire genetic makeup of these communities via whole genome … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …
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Physiology of Highly Radioresistant Escherichia coli After Experimental Evolution for 100 Cycles of Selection
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PolyCRACKER, a robust method for the unsupervised partitioning of polyploid subgenomes by signatures of repetitive DNA evolution
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