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Scaling Up Existing Skill Sets
… in fields ranging from plant-microbe interactions to functional genomics. Hear from five of the Summer 2019 … to reach out to anyone in the Institute to get feedback and insights on the project and everyone’s willingness to guide … Year: 3rd year undergraduate student Mentor: Zhong Wang, Genome Analysis What effect has your summer internship with …
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Identifying the Microbial Cleanup Crew at a Superfund Site
… site. The chemical PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via … break down PCE into the chemical compound ethene. Applying genome sequencing and analysis, the researchers identified … and 2010. DNA was extracted from the samples that were sequenced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …
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JGI-Enabled Research Demonstrates the Existence of New Methane-Makers
… of significant interest for their potential contributions to a sustainable bioeconomy, including, potentially, methane … enabled by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … by methanogenesis. Both studies were recently published in  Nature .  Researchers started by collecting samples from …
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In Hot Spring Microbial Mat, Viruses Ride “Piggyback”
… of infecting different host species? Or, do they tend to specialize, infecting just a single host? Another wrinkle … lysogeny, they can insinuate themselves inside the host’s genome, living quietly and replicating with their host … National Laboratory, used single-cell sequencing to sequence both a cell’s genome and detect accompanying viral …
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Refining the Process of Identifying Algae Biotechnology Candidates
… [subhed -- copy to summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for … Researchers collaborating across multiple institutions have sequenced and analyzed the genome of an alga that thrives in saltwater (halotolerant) …
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High quality draft genome sequences of Pseudomonas fulva DSM 17717T, Pseudomonas parafulva DSM 17004T and Pseudomonas cremoricolorata DSM 17059T type strains
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Complete genome sequence of Thioalkalivibrio paradoxus type strain ARh 1T, an obligately chemolithoautotrophic haloalkaliphilic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from a Kenyan soda lake
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Genome sequence of Phaeobacter inhibens type strain (T5T), a secondary metabolite producing representative of the marine Roseobacter clade, and emendation of the species description of Phaeobacter inhibens
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Complete Genome Sequences of Desulfosporosinus orientis DSM765T, Desulfosporosinus youngiae DSM17734T, Desulfosporosinus meridiei DSM13257T, and Desulfosporosinus acidiphilus DSM22704T
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For the Tiniest Archaea, A Genomic Switch of Friend or Foe
… are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of the … microorganisms had a close relationship. Then, using metagenomes and metatranscriptomes generated by the U.S. …
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Characterizing Communities: JGI Announces Latest CSP Portfolio
Proposals aim to sequence and annotate genomes from Antarctica to Africa … Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user …
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Nikos Kyrpides
Dr. Kyrpides joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development of … the functional dark matter through global metagenomics. Nature . 622(7983):594-602. Camargo AP. et al. (2023) …
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