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… to spring. These biodiversity hotspots harbor specialized microbial communities living in extreme conditions. The … unique array of chemicals not typically found in oceans or soils.  A recent study published in  The ISME Journal     … diverse metabolic capabilities offer insights into how microbial processes might be harnessed for applications …

… manager in 2006 when the JGI transitioned from human to microbial genetics. Drell held the role until he retired in …

… Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic … microbes, the answer is no. They refer to the infected microbial cells as virocells, a change in name first … 20% to 40% of the microbes are infected at any given time. Microbial viruses can thus have significant impacts on the …

… Find a series of webinars related to our Integrated Microbial Genomics & Microbiomes portal. …

… to have evolved from a parasitic interaction with their soil fungus host, Rhizopus microsporus . Researchers found …

… and environmental DNA sequencing to explore microbial and plant interactions across unique ecosystems, from alpine soils to tropical glaciers.  Proposals are accepted …

… to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. … this way, encouraging this symbiosis could improve the way soils store carbon from the atmosphere. For plants, boosting …

… together, they found most bacterial genomes from water and soil communities were at least 80% complete when studied …

… behind software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses …

… recent studies now suggest the gene cluster predates this microbial group. Recently published in the Proceedings of … Following that work, they partnered once more with JGI Microbial Program head Tanja Woyke and her Single Cells team member Frederik Schulz to screen the microbial communities collected. The team noticed some of …