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A Step Toward Controlling Soybean Rust
… The United States  is the world’s leading soybean producer , and soybeans are used to produce biodiesel. The fungus  … Rust (ASR) and is the major pathogen of soybean. Left uncontrolled, soybean rust could reduce crop yields by as much … Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean …
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The Case for Conservation
… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … metabolic pathways could lead to the discovery of genes that could be used for multiple biotechnological …
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A One-Stop Shop for Analyzing Algal Genomes
… The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. … data repositories of its kind, with an interactive browser that allows algal scientists and enthusiasts to look deep …
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The ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus converts organic matter in plant litter using a trimmed brown‐rot mechanism involving Fenton chemistry
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Draft genome sequence of Marinobacterium rhizophilum CL-YJ9T (DSM 18822T), isolated from the rhizosphere of the coastal tidal-flat plant Suaeda japonica
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High functional diversity among Nitrospira populations that dominate rotating biological contactor microbial communities in a municipal wastewater treatment plant
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Refinement of the “Candidatus Accumulibacter” genus based on metagenomic analysis of biological nutrient removal (BNR) pilot-scale plants operated with reduced aeration
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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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Complete Genome of Oil-Rich Alga Reveals Ideal Platform for Bioengineering
… Streamlined genome with precise gene targeting transforms oil-producing alga into a powerful platform for … decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise gene targeting in the genome in the … allodiploid hybrid of two species, similar to a mule, but that is still able to reproduce asexually through mitosis. …
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CreA-mediated repression of gene expression occurs at low monosaccharide levels during fungal plant biomass conversion in a time and substrate dependent manner
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Complete Genome Sequences for the Anaerobic, Extremely Thermophilic Plant Biomass-Degrading Bacteria Caldicellulosiruptor hydrothermalis, Caldicellulosiruptor kristjanssonii, Caldicellulosiruptor kronotskyensis, Caldicellulosiruptor owensensis, and
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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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