Results

Whole metagenome sequencing and 16S rRNA gene amplicon analyses reveal the complex microbiome responsible for the success of enhanced in-situ reductive dechlorination (ERD) of a tetrachloroethene-contaminated Superfund site
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Supercharging SIP in the Fungal Hyphosphere
… at a larger scale through downstream DNA purification and sequencing steps. Ultimately, researchers found their … HT-SIP is a capability available to request through  the JGI proposal calls . …
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High-quality draft genome sequence of Flavobacterium suncheonense GH29-5T (DSM 17707T) isolated from greenhouse soil in South Korea, and emended description of Flavobacterium suncheonense GH29-5T
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Draft genome sequences of Arthrobacter sp. AZCC_0090 and Mycobacterium sp. AZCC_0083 isolated from oligotrophic subsurface forest soil in the Santa Catalina mountains of Southern Arizona
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Matt Blow
… Dr. Blow joined the JGI in 2009, and currently heads the Genome Analysis group. … in human and other vertebrate genomes. When he joined the JGI, he worked as a project scientist and then as a research …
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Extracting the Secrets of Secondary Metabolites
… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … Ultimately, this process enables researchers to identify strains able to produce secondary metabolites within a lab … CRISPR to knock out or activate genes, researchers at the JGI were able to monitor loss- and gain-of-function. The …
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Ancient Algae Reveal Secrets of Plant Evolution
… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … life.  These led to highly detailed assemblies for three strains of  Zygnema circumcarinatum . Published  May 2024 … The algal genomes sequences are available on the JGI’s  PhycoCosm portal. …
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Plotting a Model for Virus-Host Warfare Deep Below Ground
… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … 150 archaeal viruses had been previously identified. The JGI researchers surveyed publicly available data in the JGI’s  IMG/M database , information the Probst lab used to …
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How Maize Makes An Antibiotic Cocktail
… as  Sorghum bicolor — a  candidate bioenergy feedstock and  JGI Flagship Plant — could produce at least 15 zealexins. … infection. They analyzed differences among mutant maize strains, deploying gene editing to knock out four critical … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, through its  …
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Genome sequences of key bacterial symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes: Xenorhabdus cabanillasii DSM17905, Xenorhabdus ehlersii DSM16337, Xenorhabdus japonica DSM16522, Xenorhabdus koppenhoeferii DSM18168, and Xenorhabdus mauleonii DSM17908
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Innovative Technology Improves Our Understanding of Bacterial Cell Signaling
… cyclic di-GMP in bacteria through work enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program (CSP) . The Impact Cyclic …
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Fungal Friends or Foes in Plant Roots
… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … Communications paper . The work was partly enabled by a JGI Community Science Program (CSP) proposal led by INRAE’s … from natural Arabidopsis populations around Europe. The JGI sequenced and annotated 41 fungal isolates from the …
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