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… Mikes worked with mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel from the Plant Functional Genomics Group to study the effects of  Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant microbiome. This year, however, there was a new aspect …

… Ul-Hasan has started, known as the Initiative for Venom Associated Microbes and Parasites. Ul-Hasan credits her …

… and environments, including natural and agricultural soils, human- and animal-host associated, and ocean and other aquatic environments – … 81,000 viruses – 70% of which had not already been associated with a host – with 23,000 MAGs. Modeling A New …

… less fertilizer. Grasses do better in these conditions, so plant biologists James Schable, Guangchao Sun and Vladimir …

… evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, … wasn’t quite accurate, and maybe anaerobic fungi living in soils or the guts of livestock were more capable than …

… program (LDRD) entitled ‘Tackling microbial-mediated plant carbon decomposition using “function-driven” genomics’. …

… and their evolution could provide strategies for converting plant waste into sugars for  biofuel production. … across species. Specifically, many species had very similar plant cell wall degrading enzymes (PCWDEs), including …

… Biorepository data portal can host many types of sample-associated data and link sample records to other public data … Q:  Does NEON have or plan on collecting RNA samples from soil or surfaces for microbe-focused collections? A: Not at …