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Genome Study of Beneficial Microbe May Help Boost Plant Health
In a study expected to greatly benefit crop plants, scientists have deciphered the genome of a root- and seed-dwelling bacterium that protects plants from diseases. The research provides clues to better explain how the helpful microbe, Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5, naturally safeguards roots and seeds from infection by pathogenic microbes.
TIGR President Wins ASM's Promega Biotechnology Research Award
TIGR President Claire M. Fraser has been awarded the 2005 Promega Biotechnology Research Award at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology for her "outstanding contributions to the application of biotechnology through fundamental microbiological research and development."
The Inner Life of Sea Squirts
Innovative Study Finds Way to "Bio-Synthesize" an Anti-Cancer Compound
Scientists Gather for Microbial Genomics Conference
A decade after the dawn of the genomics era, some of the world's top scientists in the field of microbial genomics are gathering in Halifax, Canada, for the International Conference on Microbial Genomes. Speakers will discuss metagenomics, comparative genomics, population processes, genome evolution and environmental genomics.
Venter Institute Studies Microbes Living in Air
Air Genome Project to Sample Air Using Whole Genome Shotgun Sequencing
Sifting Through Fruitfly Sequences, Scientists Discover New Wolbachias
Finding the genomic equivalent of gold nuggets in the rough ore of a much larger set of data, TIGR scientists and collaborators have discovered the genomes of three new types of the microbe Wolbachia in fruitfly sequence data.
Venter Institute to Sequence More Than 100 Key Marine Microbes in One Year
Data To Help Scientists Study Biodiversity, Ecology, Evolution, and Health
Genome of Deadly Amoeba Shows Surprising Complexity; Study Reveals Evidence for Lateral Gene Transfer from Bacteria
The genome sequence of the parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica, a leading cause of severe diarrheal disease in developing countries, includes an unexpectedly complex repertoire of sensory genes as well as a variety of bacterial-like genes that contribute to the organism's unique biology. TIGR scientists led the project, which presents the first genome-wide study of an amoeba. About 50 million people a year are infected by the parasite, which causes as many as 100,000 deaths annually.
Scientists Decipher Genome of a Fungus That Causes Life-Threatening Infections in Persons With Impaired Immunity
Cryptococcus Study Sheds Light On How Fungi Cause Disease
Scientists Decipher Genome of Bacterium that Helps Clean Up Major Groundwater Pollutants
Cryptococcus Study Sheds Light On How Fungi Cause Disease
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