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… more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of ecosystems. However, matching these viral genetic sequences to … opens the possibility of using phages to engineer microbial communities. One day, these phages could boost plant-microbe interactions, nutrient cycling, or carbon …

… distribution of these viruses in the various ecosystems, their diversity, their predicted metabolic features … noted study senior author  Tanja Woyke , who heads JGI’s  Microbial Program . The team mined more than 8,500 publicly … and the Georgia Institute of Technology focused on microbial communities from freshwater ecosystems, including, …

… the brown rot Serpula lacrymans towards breaking down plant mass for conversion to sustainable, alternative …

… Evaluation of Binning Tools for Microbial Eukaryotes in Metagenomes … Functional exploration of Phage Impact on Microbial Root … Cross Species Comparison of Plant Single-cell Transcriptomes of Rice and Arabidopsis …

… plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  recently described in  Nature … The Impact In order to gain more insights into Earth’s ecosystems, researchers must examine the interactions that … in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can …

… are 900 species of eucalyptus. The trees are fast-growing plantation crops that supply wood and fiber for various … in South Africa. The South African team collected the plant tissues. DNA and RNA sequencing were conducted by the …

… sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …

… could help inform efforts at bioengineering symbiotic microbial consortia for bioenergy crops. And because lichens … carbon and nitrogen fixers in alpine and high latitude ecosystems, deciphering their internal molecular mechanisms can …

… then co-culturing isolated viruses in eukaryotic  microbial hosts. Lately, researchers have used …

… species to answer questions about how they break down plant materials, which could be useful for industrial … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …

… By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its natural environment, … research of these newly found methanogens  in diverse ecosystems with  support from a DOE Established Program to … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …

… are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone …