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… of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in environmental sequence data. We use … the coding potential to find novel functions that may impact microbiome structure and biogeochemical cycles. … between microbes and their hosts. Our work reveals how these interactions shape ecosystem function, genomic …

… and PacBio sequencing workflows and provide guidance as to how to perform sample QC prior to shipment: Importance of …

… the program supports foundational research related to soil nutrient cycling and health, terrestrial biogeochemical … processes, development of high performance plants and microbes, and understanding microbiome interactions. The  … environmental sustainability, and improving bioenergy crops. …

… defense, nutrient acquisition and communication. Studying how these compounds are biosynthesized and their roles in … can unlock new avenues for bio-based products and bioenergy crop enhancement. The program aims to tap into the largely … aiding in symbiotic relationships and nutrient acquisition. However, secondary metabolite production is often not fully …

… were, and wondering what those … what those were and how they function. So I worked on a team at the Broad that … was looking to develop new methods for DNA sequencing of microbes. And what kept breaking our methods was these damn … for antibiotics and the microbes that make them is in the soil. There’s … uh… there’s an issue there though, in that …

…   DAN: I guess I wanted to start, maybe just by asking you how did you get into the field of natural products?   NANCY: … use natural products necessarily. Fungi are large. They’re microbes, but they’re large microbes. And they have all … a challenge, right? And to know if this actually has any impact on, let’s say cryptosporidiosis – they can’t …

… Microbes drive critical ecosystem functions and affect global nutrient cycling, however they do so under strong constraints exerted by … by viruses, and attempts to evaluate ecosystem-level impacts of viral infections. The Viral Genomics Group is … with activity measurements ( Who is active when/where, and how? ). The JGI Viral Genomics group attempts to address …

… Adaptive strategies in a cosmopolitan and abundant soil bacterium: genetic microdiversity or core metabolic … Microbial contributions to soil carbon storage during simulated range shifts of … plant environment interactions to enable advanced bioenergy crops … Characterization of simplified soil communities with high and low carbon use efficiency …

… advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in their natural environments. This work … and many other applications. By understanding how microbes contribute to ecosystem functions, the Program … potential. This research enables us to better understand how microbial communities contribute to critical processes …

… why the ocean was basically unexplored until the 70s, and how diving was the catalyst of that. We also talk about his … you think about the fact that, when plants and animals and microbes evolve, they evolve to make molecules that improve … are many others, including Streptomycetes, which are common soil bacteria. DAN UDWARY: Yeah, we talk about them a lot …

… users, the JGI provides genomic insights to improve energy crops, enhance biomass conversion efficiency, and discover … plant–microbe interactions and nutrient cycling to enhance crop resilience, improve soil health, and make more efficient use of marginal lands …