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Enrichment of root-associated Streptomyces strains in response to drought is driven by diverse functional traits and does not predict beneficial effects on plant growth
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An Automated Tool for Assessing Virus Data Quality
… fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and computational approaches, … (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … the completeness of these sequences and complements a community effort to develop guidelines and best practices …
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Soil virus offers insight into maintaining microorganisms
… Using the IMG/M data portal, researchers have identified a … may promote soil health. The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … This work was supported by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Biological and Environmental …
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JGI Earth Month: Wetlands Work in #TenHundredWords
… April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant … Research (SCGSR) program . Her research project, “Microbial Community Structure and Methane Production in California’s …
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The Mutualist Laccaria bicolor Expresses a Core Gene Regulon During the Colonization of Diverse Host Plants and a Variable Regulon to Counteract Host-Specific Defenses.
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Diverse and unconventional methanogens, methanotrophs, and methylotrophs in metagenome-assembled genomes from subsurface sediments of the Slate River floodplain, Crested Butte, CO, USA.
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Does time matter? Intraspecific diversity of ribosomal RNA genes in lineages of the allopolyploid model grass Brachypodium hybridum with different evolutionary ages
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Virus-Microbe Interactions of Mud Island Mangroves
…   Later this year, Ian Rambo, a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, will defend his dissertation. Some of … user facilities. Baker had worked with the JGI through a Community Science Program (CSP) proposal, and Rambo’s …
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Graduate Students Get Thesis Research Opportunity at the JGI
… Twice a year, the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program … Kaze, part of the 2018 cohort of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program. Kaze is part of Mark Sistrom’s lab at … caliber of scientists.” For her project, “Microbial Community Structure and Methane Production in California’s …
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Secreted Effector Proteins of the Poplar Leaf Spot and Stem Canker Pathogen Sphaerulina musiva Manipulate Plant Immunity and Contribute to Virulence in Diverse Ways.
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JGI & KBase at PAG XXVII
… XXVII Conference (PAG) takes place January 12-16, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. Representatives from the DOE Joint … Learn how to apply for a project with the JGI Community Science Program, and how you can use the KBase … your plant genomics research. Click here to download a list of talks relevant to JGI science at PAG XXVII. On January …
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Simon Roux Named 2025 ASM Microbiome Data Prize Awardee
… Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who … year in Berkeley, Calif. Convening the “viral ecogenomics” community, the VEGA symposium provides networking …
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