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Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … for multiple applications.       Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational methods in the … have uncovered genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity. Because most microbes cannot be …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from aerobic … of Science National User Facilities , with the stroke of a single proposal. The next step for the team was to try to …

A quick snippet on Antonio Camargo and Simon Roux, a few of the JGI researchers behind software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses …

Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, particularly actinomycetes. … 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 …

Lawrence Livermore National Lab biologist Jennifer Pett-Ridge collaborated with JGI scientists on an ambitious project: to bring in robots to help process experiments that measure microbial activity in soil. Now, the researchers and robots …

Ian Gilman, Louis Graf, Yuxi Guo, Shaomei He, Vayu Hill- Maini, Forrest Lefler, Pok Man (Bob) Leung and Huang Li; … Flavia Winck Vischi, Jennifer Wisecaver, Yaqi You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the … and environmental DNA sequencing to explore microbial and plant interactions across unique ecosystems, …

April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As … Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant … Tringe , JGI’s User Programs deputy and head of the Microbial Systems group through the  DOE Office of Science …