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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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The Genomes of the Fungal Plant Pathogens Cladosporium fulvum and Dothistroma septosporum Reveal Adaptation to Different Hosts and Lifestyles But Also Signatures of Common Ancestry
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Transcriptomics reveal a mechanism of niche defense: two beneficial root endophytes deploy an antimicrobial GH18‐CBM5 chitinase to protect their hosts
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A telomere-to-telomere genome assembly resource of Bipolaris sorokiniana, the fungal pathogen causing spot blotch and common root rot diseases in barley and wheat
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Graduate Students Get Thesis Research Opportunity at the JGI
… Kaze, part of the 2018 cohort of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program. Kaze is part of Mark Sistrom’s lab at … a remarkable opportunity to launch a pilot project and begin the work of understanding how engineered environments … Lab. “Collaborating with the KBase team as a developer will greatly aid the accessibility and reproducibility of my …
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Cataloging the Microbes that Manage the Health of River Systems
… Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In a recent Nature paper , … program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The JGI sequenced over 1,000 metagenomes and established … awards DEB1840243, EAR1836768 and DEB1457794. Funding support also was provided from Colorado State …
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Bacteria and Fungi Divvy Up the Work in Forest Floor
… second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … So, to be able to identify proteins, the team compiled DNA sequences (metagenomes) and messenger RNA sequences (transcriptomes) from their soil samples. This …
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Engagement Webinar: Accessing NEON’s Environmental Sample Archives, Applying JGI & EMSL Omics Tools
… data to better understand how U.S. ecosystems are changing.  Through the  “Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science” (FICUS) call between … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at …
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JGI Workshop at SIMB NP Meeting
… and their biosynthetic logics to be understood, accessing these untapped metabolic capabilities is often tedious … expressing a given BGC in various hosts, availability of sequenced genomes, and computing resources needed to predict BGCs from available genome sequences. The DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE …
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Inspiring STEM Careers Through a Hands-on Everglades Microbiome Study
… Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer through the waters and clouds of insects hover just above. Described as a “river of grass” …
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An Age of CRAGE: Advances in Rapidly Engineering Non-model Bacteria
… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers to quickly … domesticate some 60 strains, inserting into them a genetic sequence that acts as a “landing pad.” Mouncey adds, “Once …
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JGI Earth Month: Healthy Streams, Nutritious Microbes?
… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant … stressors, um, alter microbial biomass and then what the consequences are for the ecosystem. ALISON:  So, Ed is trying …
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