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… The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … on its tail fibers to latch onto a specific target on the microbial cell’s membrane. Two decades ago, a team … diversity quickly, allowing these viruses to target new microbial prey. The Impact This research provides a much …

… evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, … them down.  Lignin is a structural component for the plant, like the brick-and-mortar of a building or the human …

… and decide on the order in which this fungus breaks down plant cell wall materials including lignin, cellulose and … for filamentous fungi, all of which contain a wide array of plant cell-wall degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) that allow them … the wide array of simple and complex components present in plant biomass. This is of interest for bioenergy researchers …

… species and studying diversity in complex biological systems. By making the tools and data available through … traits from genomic data to understand how biological systems produce and manage energy. By advancing the JGI’s … Research (BER) mission to understand complex biological systems for energy and other applications. All annotations, …

… because they influence geochemical cycling in forest ecosystems. By deciphering the fruiting-related decomposition … carbon from lignocellulosic-abundant matters such as plant litter and to incorporate the assimilated carbon into … assistance from co-habitant microorganisms were unmasked. Plant polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose were …

… on the symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots.  …

… and genomics to study endosymbiotic associations within microbial eukaryotes. He hopes to broaden our understanding …

… organisms called phytoplankton (from the Greek phyto for ‘plant’ and planktos for ‘wanderer’). But they vary across … point to this fundamental observation of cold and warm microbial networks, and just how clear and stark the … co-lead author of the study with Kara Martin. “But these ecosystems are literally melting away.” Driven by climate …

… process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes … within the soil. To get a clearer picture of how burned ecosystems return to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By …

… how they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across …

… that led to the release of 52,515 publicly-available microbial draft genomes generated from environmental samples … Program, and already available on the JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) platform. Nikos … of 135 fungal sequenced genomes to understand how plants and fungi developed symbiotic relationships, and how …

… and the use of laboratory resources. Capacity for the plant growth chamber is limited so that will have to be …