Net rate of lateral gene transfer in marine prokaryoplankton
Lateral gene transfer is a major evolutionary process in Bacteria and Archaea. Despite its importance, lateral gene transfer quantification in[…]
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Category: SCGC® -Enabled Discoveries
Genomic representativeness and chimerism in large collections of SAGs and MAGs of marine prokaryoplankton
Single amplified genomes (SAGs) and metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) are the predominant sources of information about the coding potential of uncultured[…]
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Integrated analyses of respiration rates and genomes of individual cells
A study led by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, using SCGC’s new technology for integrated phenotype analyses and[…]
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Major role of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in dark ocean carbon fixation
Carbon fixation by chemoautotrophic microorganisms in the dark ocean has a major impact on global carbon cycling and ecological relationships[…]
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Genomic exploration of individual giant ocean viruses
Viruses are major pathogens in all biological systems. Virus propagation and downstream analysis remains a challenge, particularly in the ocean[…]
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Strategies to improve reference databases for soil microbiomes
Microbial populations in the soil are critical in our lives. The soil microbiome helps to grow our food, nourishing and[…]
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