While there were many possible microbial candidates, the research team ultimately chose Clostridium cellulolyticum, which was originally isolated from decayed grass. The researchers noted that their strategy exploits the host’s natural cellulolytic activity and the amino acid biosynthetic pathway and diverts its intermediates to produce higher alcohol than ethanol. The researchers also noted that Clostridium…
Around this time, Dey-Rao suggested that the department become involved in educational programs offered through the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute (JGI). In looking into these programs, Kostyniak concluded that they would be a good fit for university-level courses, as well as for high school courses aimed at stimulating students’ interest in science careers….
DOE JGI’s microbial work and IMG on ESNet’s Network Matters
Microbes are single-cell organisms that live in colonies and can be found in nearly every corner of our planet, in places ranging from insects’ intestines to some of the most toxic chemical environments. The site for the most detailed information on the genetic makeup of these organisms only lives in one place – at the…
DOE JGI Highlight: First genome of a Harmful Algal Bloom species
Algae play key roles in the global carbon cycle, helping trap carbon emissions. But some algal species can bloom, discoloring coastal waters and reduce the amount of light and oxygen available in the ecosystem. To describe these events, the term “harmful algal blooms” (HABs) was introduced two decades ago to note that accumulation of algal…
Aureococcus genome project in Sify News
Algae play key roles in the global carbon cycle, sometimes helping sequester significant amounts of carbon but can also turn the ocean waters brown or green and disrupt an ecosystem. When billions of Aureococcus cells come together, they outcompete the other marine phytoplankton in the area, damaging the food chains in marine ecosystems as well…
Aureococcus genome project on DailyIndia.com
“When one of these blooms occurs and you get a billion cells per litre, it represents milligrams of carbon per litre, which is much higher than you typically see in coastal ecosystems.” The complete genome sequence will let scientists examine its “parts list” for clues to Aureococcus‘ ability to capture CO2, survive in varying marine…
Brown Tide Culprit Sequenced: Genome of the First of Algal Bloom Species
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.— Algae play key roles in the global carbon cycle, helping sequester significant amounts of carbon. Some algal species can bloom, or become so numerous, that they discolor coastal waters and reduce the amount of light and oxygen available in the ecosystem. Previously known as “red tide,” the term “harmful algal blooms” (HABs)…
Aureococcus genome project on Newswise
The impact of harmful algal blooms have intensified in recent decades and most research has focused on chemical nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus as causative agents of these blooms. A team of researchers led by Christopher J. Gobler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, have…
Aureococcus genome project on redOrbit
For the first time, researchers have sequenced the genome of a harmful algal bloom species. Researchers found that Aureococcus‘ unique gene complement allows it to outcompete other marine phytoplankton and thrive in human-modified ecosystems, which could help explain the global increases in harmful algal blooms. Read more on redOrbit
Daphnia pulex project in the San Francisco Chronicle
last week a team of gene hunters, led by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek and the Daphnia Genomics Consortium, headquartered at the University of Indiana, published the little organism’s gene sequence in the journal Science. More than 450 scientists around the world are members of that consortium, researching…