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… only microorganisms capable of methanogenesis —  it’s the metabolic process these little makers rely on to survive. … hot springs, an extreme environment with low genetic diversity that would help narrow down potential sources of … the real power of metagenomics,” Hatzenpichler said. “It’s great to collaborate with the JGI because with that, we have …

… genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity. Because most microbes cannot be cultivated under … 500,000 existing genomes available at that time. “Looking across the tree of life, it’s striking how many uncultivated … designed for biologists and bioinformaticians, developed metabolic models for thousands of MAGs. The models are now …

… as had been originally thought. The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play … of archaeal symbiotic lifestyles found in the Antarctic lakes and offers a genetically-tractable model system that … water samples were collected from the Rauer 1 and Club lakes in East Antarctica and enriched for native microbes. …

… volcanoes,  researchers studied microbial communities across five oceanic regions. In doing so, they found a high … a more complete picture of the taxonomic composition and metabolic potential of the communities studied. The datasets …