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… In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those … a so-called “Kill the Winner” strategy: a virus infects a highly abundant host (a “winner,” in terms of numbers), … that the virus is not rapidly replicating, but instead may be abiding in the host genome: the strategy of lysogeny. …

… can be chromosomally integrated into a taxonomically diverse suite of microbial chassis strains for elevated …

… get into science and wanted to pay it forward. Defining a Diverse Research Topic After a video conference interview … Wildlife Preserve. They chose this location because much is unknown about the diversity of organisms (taxonomy) and … and organic carbon concentration. From Field Studies to Publication Together as a class, the students learned about …

… expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could … associated with viruses, while the genomes of large viruses may be only 10 times larger. And yet, while they are found … as genes that play roles in the uptake and transport of diverse substrates, and also photosynthesis genes including …

… Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect … of 328 “high quality” (based on completeness) diverse new virophage genomes containing all four core genes. These virophages were found in diverse habitats including the air, plant rhizosphere, …

… Proposals must be preceded by Letters of Intent. Proposals may include synthetic biology, sequencing, and metabolomics. Proposals may include synthetic biology, transcriptomics, DAP-seq, and …

… of white. To researchers searching for sequences of RNA viruses in large data sets, their work may be akin to finding a single snowflake on a colored-in … sets of RNA sequences (metatranscriptomes) generated from diverse environmental samples around the world, resulting in …

… and best practices for characterizing uncultivated viruses. Following up on those guidelines, JGI researchers … from metagenomes is challenging and often results in highly fragmented data, which limits the ability of … that have integrated into the host genome, these sequences may be tainted by the presence of non-viral genes. Up to …

… Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the … The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it comes to … observations regarding the contributions of algae and viruses to the ecosystem were noted, but require further …