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…   For years, researchers have known that many datasets miss a … this mobilome into light, and opening up new options for engineering these microbes in the future. Join Sarah Bagby (Case Western …

… revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of … the protective function of zealexins and related compounds for other plants, including those cultivated for bioenergy. The zealexin synthesis pathway may be …

… Understanding the genetic underpinnings responsible for these traits takes us closer to harnessing algae for bioenergy and the greater bioeconomy. By bringing … the Nucleic Acids Research journal. The genome portal reinforces the JGI’s new strategic focus on exploring algal …

… approaches including amplicon and metagenomic sequencing. For example, they showed that the composition of the … between the analyzed community members. The Impact Though microbes help regulate the planet’s nutrient cycles and are … potentially of use in fields ranging from agriculture to biotechnology and medicine, the vast majority in, on, and …

… Rainforests store a big fraction of all the carbon on Earth, and soil microbes play a key role in pulling that carbon out of the … take a look at what happens to that storage when a rainforest hits a drought. Tag along with their experiments in a …

… This single environmental trigger highlights efficiency for users requiring multiple omics methods to examine … users can leverage to create a more complete picture of how microbes control useful chemistry in other organisms.  … Research program’s efforts in advancing genome-based biotechnology.  Researchers studying Streptomyces species or …

… is an image of Mono Lake, a saline soda lake east of California’s Yosemite National Park, taken by JGI’s own Jon Bertsch. Microbes isolated from Mono Lake were sequenced by the JGI …

… Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) is a powerful technique for studying microbial communities. These experiments can show which microbes are handling specific nutrients, or what they're … -- more reproducible, more reusable, and more insightful, for the future of studying microbial communities.   …

… The 500 species described within the group are responsible for roughly two-thirds of antibiotics, and a deeper … key to discovering new antiviral medicines and treatments for infectious disease. Streptomycetes are also abundant in … It is the largest genus within Actinobacteria and therefore a cornerstone of ActinoBase,  a public platform built …

… Data from marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial … it in the deep ocean. With genomic samples collected before, during and after The Blob, researchers developed a … predictive models on how climate change may impact marine microbes and by extension, the ocean’s capacity to act as a …

… Program and the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes and metagenomes (IMG). He became the … led the development of the genome analysis and Bioinformatics core at Integrated Genomics Inc. in Chicago, IL. … of Thessaloniki, Greece PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Crete, Greece …

… to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently evolved to establish … Summary There are three types of fungal saprotrophs in the forest. White rot can break down the cellulose, … Genomics Initiative (CSP # 305), Metatranscriptomics of Forest Soil Ecosystems project (CSP # 570) and the 1000 …