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Matt is broadly interested in the interactions between microbial life and environment, and using metagenomics to study these complex natural systems. Microbial communities living in hard-to-reach places that …

… to spring. These biodiversity hotspots harbor specialized microbial communities living in extreme conditions. The … they likely cooperate with other microorganisms in their community to do so.  In addition, scientists noted that the … diverse metabolic capabilities offer insights into how microbial processes might be harnessed for applications …

Sasse, et. al.J. 2019 Multilab EcoFAB study shows highly reproducible physiology and depletion of soil … Diversity in Brachypodium distachyon : Deep Sequencing of Highly Diverse Inbred Lines 2014 Plant Journal 79: 361–374 … Visiting Fellowship Australia … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …

… determine if these fungi act as friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can … Communications paper . The work was partly enabled by a JGI Community Science Program (CSP) proposal led by INRAE’s … other microbiomes by providing reference genomes of the key community participants and enabling future metagenomics …

… from the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute Community Sequencing Program (CSP 502951, 2016, Population …

H, Mouncey NJ. New keys to unlock the treasure trove of microbial natural products. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2021 … Mol. Microbiol. 87, 1223-1236. PubMed … Education … Publications …

… contingent fruiting in the wild, this technique provides a highly reproducible system which allows the black morel to … during morel fruiting. The above observation revealed a high capability of morel to mobilize organic carbon from … litter, which could cause forest fires. Compared to the high consumption and acquisition of carbon, nitrogen was not …

June 24-28: Module 2/Microbial Genomics & Metagenomics Workshop The workshop is …

… part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists … if the gene is actually essential. Through the JGI’s  Community Science Program , the scientists thus set out to …

… the 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award , one of DOE’s highest honors! Tringe, a microbiologist, was recognized for “advances in sequence-based studies of microbial assemblies, revealing the roles of microbial communities in carbon cycling, in interactions …

… metabolites for multiple applications The planet’s microbial diversity is immense, yet much of it remains … MAGs from environmental sequence fragments can lead to high-quality yet incomplete genome sequences which could … resource, but also yielding and supporting many high-impact publications ,” emphasized Markus Göker, who managed the …

… for the design and maintenance of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data warehouse, and integration of …