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Genomics7
  • SEA-PHAGES: Science Education Alliance - Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (https://seaphages.org) is designed to isolate new viruses from soil samples and expose undergraduates to research methods in microbiology, genomics, bioinformatics, and evolutionary biology. (seceij.net)
  • This is achieved by utilising cutting-edge science and relevant technologies particularly genomics, proteomics and molecular breeding tools, while also focusing on bioprospecting niche specific biological resources: microbes and plants and utilise them for improving soil and plant health. (mssrf.org)
  • 01/10/2018 - 31/10/2021 Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Microbiology & Genomics at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon / University of Lyon . (gfz-potsdam.de)
  • 01/10/2017 - 31/09/2018 Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Microbiology & Genomics at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon in collaboration with the University of Gothenburg . (gfz-potsdam.de)
  • The following table shows the optional bioinformatics analyses at CD Genomics. (cd-genomics.com)
  • The student will learn fungal microbiology, extracellular enzyme activity quantification, and comparative genomics, which are valuable skills for a potential career in biotechnology or academic research. (lu.se)
  • CDC's Office of Advanced Molecular Detection (OAMD) brings pathogen genomics to the front lines of public health by integrating the latest sequencing technology with expertise in bioinformatics and epidemiology. (cdc.gov)
Department of Microbiology2
  • At the University of Innsbruck, a team led by Sebastian Hupfauf from the Department of Microbiology has developed a software package for the simple analysis of DNA sequencing data. (uibk.ac.at)
  • 1986: Ricercatore presso il Department of Microbiology, University of Guelph, Canada. (unifi.it)
Biotechnology4
  • A 3-year postdoctoral fellowship in microbial bioinformatics is available in the Microbial Interactions Research Group based at the Section for Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology and located at the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences , Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. (fems-microbiology.org)
  • in Plant Breeding / Genetics / Biotechnology / Plant Physiology / Bioinformatics / Soil Science / Remote sensing & GIS / Agronomy / Microbiology Or PhD in any discipline of Agriculture Science from a recognised university. (jobmilgyi.in)
  • Postdoctoral Associate Job at the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and the Delaware Biotechnology Institute in the U.S. (agristok.net)
  • The focus of the Biotechnology programme at MSSRF is to undertake strategic and anticipatory research to develop socially relevant products from our locally adapted natural resources, to address issues related to environmental degradation, changing climate scenarios such as sea level rise, reduced precipitation and deteriorating soil and water quality. (mssrf.org)
Microbes8
  • Understanding and harnessing the power of these microbes offer innovative ways to optimize crop yields, reduce chemical inputs, and ensure food security while maintaining the health of our planet's most precious resource soil. (microbiologyconferences.com)
  • The presence of soil microbes facilitates the production of greenhouse gases (GHGs). (benthamscience.com)
  • Climate Change and its Influence on Soil Microbial Community, Industrial Applications of Soil Microbes (2022) 1: 90. (benthamscience.com)
  • Most of the studies related to the impact of land use change on microbes have focused on the phylogenetic composition of the soil microbial community. (hindawi.com)
  • Allie has initiated exciting research directions during her time in the lab: examining how rhizosphere microbes influence plant survival and growth on serpentine soils," said Vannette, a UC Davis Hellman Fellow . (californiaagtoday.com)
  • She has also found that the composition of soil microbes can affect seedling establishment and also change when plants flower! (californiaagtoday.com)
  • Soil microbes are crucial in nutrient cycling, soil fertility and carbon sequestration and are impacted by abiotic and biotic factors (Fierer, 2017). (edu.au)
  • The ability to link soil microbial diversity to soil processes requires technologies that differentiate active microbes from extracellular DNA and dormant cells. (nature.com)
Microbiome9
  • Link agronomic practices with soil properties to understand the impact on the composition of the soil microbiome and its predicted functionality. (edu.au)
  • 2017). Bacteria and fungi are usually the dominant microorganisms in soil and recent advances in DNA and RNA sequencing have allowed comprehensive understanding of phylogenetic and taxonomic structure of the soil microbiome. (edu.au)
  • Predicted functionality of the soil microbiome can be estimated using PICRUST2, which is a bioinformatics software (Douglas et al. (edu.au)
  • Plant tissue samples to examine AMF colonisation and soil tests for soil properties and the soil microbiome will be collected from farms. (edu.au)
  • DNA extraction and sequencing will be used to determine the structure of the microbiome and bioinformatics software will be used to estimate the predicted functionality. (edu.au)
  • Outcomes: There is potential to manipulate the soil microbiome, including AMF, to improve the nutrient use efficiency and productivity of Allium crops. (edu.au)
  • Embracing the unknown: disentangling the complexities of the soil microbiome. (edu.au)
  • SIP using labeled 13 C compounds has shed light onto how the soil microbiome metabolizes certain molecules of interest such as cellulose 17 . (nature.com)
  • These studies add to our accumulated knowledge of the microbiome in the soil and marine environment, as we all as the microbiome on and within our bodies and help to understand the contact points between humans and the microbial world. (lu.se)
Biochemistry2
  • A unifying theme for the Center is the synthesis and integration of state-of-the-art methods in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, and microbiology as well as in bioinformatics/computational biology to dissect and understand both complex plant traits and microbial processes important for agricultural and environmental stewardship. (usda.gov)
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry 111 (août 2017): 94‑103. (unine.ch)
Genetics1
  • Two antibiotic discovery networks, the Small World Initiative (http://www.smallworldinitiative.org) and Tiny Earth (http://tinyearth.wisc.edu) task students with isolating bacteria from soil samples to screen for antibiotic production and resistance while promoting science literacy and training in microbiology, molecular biology, and genetics lab techniques. (seceij.net)
Ecology10
  • UC Davis doctoral student Alexandria "Allie" Igwe, advised by community ecologist and assistant professor Rachel Vannette of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has received a prestigious $138,000 National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to work on soil microbial communities and develop novel online tools to increase interest in ecology. (californiaagtoday.com)
  • Igwe focuses her research on plant-microbe associations, microbial ecology, environmental microbiology and bioinformatics. (californiaagtoday.com)
  • The Institute of Biodiversity at the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute in Braunschweig, Germany seeks to appoint for a period of 24 months starting 1 April 2018 (or later), a Research Scientist with expertise in Bioinformatics and Microbial Ecology. (fems-microbiology.org)
  • The successful candidate will be part of the Microbiology and Molecular Ecology group lead by Prof. Dr. Christoph Tebbe. (fems-microbiology.org)
  • The group is an international team studying the Microbial Ecology of soil and other environments. (fems-microbiology.org)
  • In the course Soil and Plant Ecology we explore the intersection of biological, chemical, and geological processes that shape the soil environment. (lu.se)
  • The latest schedule for the course Soil and Plant Ecology in the schedule software TimeEdit. (lu.se)
  • PhD in biology, ecology, microbiology, mycology, bioinformatics with relevant background Candidate with experience in eDNA analyses, NGS library preparation and bioinformatic as well as statistical analyses (using R) of big genomic dataset (metabarcoding/metagenomics) is highly preferred. (agristok.net)
  • My overarching research interests revolve around microbial ecology in soil and the cryosphere, and their geochemical environment. (gfz-potsdam.de)
  • I use metagenomic and -transcriptomic approaches in laboratory and field experiments and combine them with a diverse range of analytical techniques (quantitative PCR, wet chemistry, gas chromatography and soil structure analysis) to answer the who, where, how and how fast questions in microbial ecology. (gfz-potsdam.de)
Biology3
  • The biology of soil : a community and ecosystem approach, New York, Oxford University Press. (edu.au)
  • Master thesis in Biogeosciences: Design and evaluation of a new mitochondrial marker for Arcellinida (Amoebozoa) (Laboratory of soil Biology, Universities of Neuchâtel and Lausanne). (unine.ch)
  • The project aims to produce the first comparison of peatland under business-as-usual versus sustainable, 'regenerative' farming by exploring differences in soil greenhouse gas emissions, soil chemistry and biology, to establish how these are affected by land-use. (centa.ac.uk)
Clinical Microbiology1
Food Microbiology1
  • Underpinning these goals, the disciplinary expertise of the theme integrates basic and applied research from animal health and welfare, nutrition, performance, and environmental and social impact (e.g. greenhouse gas emissions from livestock) to chemical contaminant and natural toxin detection, food microbiology, food fraud detection, and food systems traceability and transparency, integrated into a holistic total systems approach. (qub.ac.uk)
Environmental Science1
Metagenomics3
  • It also hosts the triannual Thünen Symposium on Soil Metagenomics. (fems-microbiology.org)
  • The candidate will be involved in the project investigating hyper-arid Soil-Plant-Microbial interactions loop using metabarcoding/metagenomics approaches. (agristok.net)
  • Metagenomics can study the samples directly from environment, such as human gut, soil etc. (genomics.cn)
20191
  • 2019 - AMD Director Greg Armstrong and NCEZID Deputy Director Chris Braden met with members of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and public health partners from the Association of Public Health Laboratories and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). (cdc.gov)
Nutrient8
  • They improve soil structure, water retention, and nutrient availability , fostering sustainable and productive agriculture. (microbiologyconferences.com)
  • Tree species that occupy a site may alter the rate of fundamental soil processes, such as nutrient cycling and carbon dynamics, through differences in plant microbial associations, amount and quality of leaf and root litter, and root exudates (Bauhus et al. (ukdiss.com)
  • Nutrient cycling within terrestrial ecosystems is mostly performed via the activities of soil-borne microorganisms [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • A large amount of knowledge is becoming available concerning the microbial enzymes responsible for the key steps of the major nutrient cycles in soil (i.e., carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, etc. (hindawi.com)
  • Coupling such data with nutrient flux measurements, enzyme activities, and other measures of soil quality (including phylogenetic microarray data) could potentially provide a quantum advance in our understanding of nutrient cycling in soil systems [ 14 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Anthropogenic perturbations (e.g., pollution, fertilizer deposition, and habitat destruction) are known to influence soil nutrient cycles, but little is known about the mechanistic aspects of such disturbances. (hindawi.com)
  • Topics include microbial and plant-mediated carbon and nutrient cycling, the role of biological diversity in biogeochemical processes, the importance of mycorrhiza for plant nutrition, soil food webs, and exploration into how new techniques are advancing studies of the soil environment. (lu.se)
  • This research will focus on the role of soil microorganisms in nutrient cycling. (edu.au)
Diversity7
  • The functional gene diversity found in different soils did not group the sites accordingly to land management. (hindawi.com)
  • With the advent of molecular biological methods, considerable amount of knowledge has been accumulated, concerning the diversity and distribution of microorganisms in soil environments [ 2 - 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Our results showed that the addition of M and NPK significantly decreased Nitrobacter Shannon and Chao1 index, while M and MNPK remarkably increased Nitrospira Shannon and Chao1 index, and NPK considerably decreased Nitrospira Shannon and Chao1 index, with the greatest diversity achieved in soils amended with MNPK. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, the soil aggregate fractions had no impact on that alpha-diversity of Nitrobacter and Nitrospira under the fertilizer treatment. (frontiersin.org)
  • Soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil had a significant correlation with Nitrospira Shannon and Chao1 diversity index, while total potassium only had a significant correlation with Nitrospira Shannon diversity index. (frontiersin.org)
  • Soil protist diversity in the Swiss western Alps is better predicted by topo-climatic than by edaphic variables. (unine.ch)
  • In this project, BGI will develop bioinformatics tools to assemble, annotate and interpret the function and diversity of microbial genes present in the human intestine. (genomics.cn)
Fungal7
  • Even small changes in the soil moisture content result in a change in the microbial habitat, particularly the fungal communities. (benthamscience.com)
  • However, higher temperatures also elevate soil nitrogen levels, which suppresses the rates of fungal decomposition. (benthamscience.com)
  • Both fungal and bacterial communities varied at different depths in the soil profile and across sampling periods. (ukdiss.com)
  • The dominant tree genus was a significant factor in observed differences in bulk soil bacterial and fungal communities compared to the surrounding pasture. (ukdiss.com)
  • Fungal communities not only differed between shelterbelts and pastures, but also between Acacia and Eucalyptus dominated shelterbelts and these patterns were consistently observed at different soil depths. (ukdiss.com)
  • 2015). Much less attention has been given to how soil bacterial and fungal community structure and function are impacted by the identity of the tree species used, or the restoration process itself (Cavagnaro et al. (ukdiss.com)
  • Associated with the large quantities of fungal mycelia in soil, chitin and chitin derivatives accumulate in forest ecosystems, where there are decomposed by fungi. (lu.se)
Ecosystems1
  • My study," she wrote, "will utilize serpentine ecosystems because serpentine soils are naturally high in heavy metals and deficient in plant nutrients which contributes to low plant productivity and presents strong selective pressures. (californiaagtoday.com)
Crop1
  • The group has been executing effective lab-to-land transition intervention to address the technology needs of small and marginal farmers in addressing plant and soil health and improving crop productivity by an integrated approach. (mssrf.org)
Genomic data2
  • One example of this type of task in bioinformatics is labeling new genomic data (such as genomes of unculturable bacteria) based on a model of already labeled data. (wikipedia.org)
  • For long these two research fields haven't been properly merged in research, on one hand, bioinformatics deals with analysis genomic data and revealing traits and chemometrics is the science of the chemical data and reveal patterns. (qub.ac.uk)
Rhizosphere1
  • An exopolysaccharide-producing bacterium, designated strain DRP 35 T , was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of a medicinal herb, Angelica sinensis, at Geumsan in Korea. (microbiologyresearch.org)
Research8
  • The Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health consists of two Research Units: the Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research Unit, and the Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research Unit. (usda.gov)
  • We are seeking a highly motivated bioinformatician who is enthusiastic about the opportunity to develop his/her skills in an international research environment, where different disciplines work closely together to obtain a holistic understanding of microbe-plant interactions in the soil environment. (fems-microbiology.org)
  • Research with this system can be useful for disentangling the relative influence of soil and plant type on the establishment of mutualistic relationships and its impact on plant performance. (californiaagtoday.com)
  • Her creative research suggests previously unrecognized ways that plants are able to successfully establish and grow on harsh soils. (californiaagtoday.com)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology Research. (hutton.ac.uk)
  • The course is designed to facilitate critical discussion and analysis of various soil processes, and improve research, dissemination, and presentation skills. (lu.se)
  • Enhancing the scientific knowledge base for suitable application in the areas of plant abiotic stress tolerance, soil health management and nutritional security is another area of research. (mssrf.org)
  • To date, almost no research has been undertaken on agricultural management options to reduce C loss and GHG emissions whilst also improving soil health. (centa.ac.uk)
Carbon8
  • By developing microbial technology, we aim to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and build carbon in agricultural soils. (workingreen.jobs)
  • Our goal is to help farming businesses prosper by boosting yield, enhancing soil health, and enabling access to carbon markets. (workingreen.jobs)
  • Soil microorganisms can recycle and transform the essential elements such as carbon and nitrogen that make up cells. (benthamscience.com)
  • The increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide not only increases methane production from the soil but also reduces the uptake of methane by up to 30% in the soil microbial population. (benthamscience.com)
  • The increase in temperature is likely to accelerate the rate of decomposition that emits carbon dioxide from the soil. (benthamscience.com)
  • This is particularly well studied for soil carbon storage (Hoogmoed et al. (ukdiss.com)
  • The course explores the processes underlying biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nutrients, soil formation and erosion, and we examine how human activities alter these processes. (lu.se)
  • Redundancy analysis and Mantel test indicated that soil nitrogen, carbon, phosphorus, and available potassium content were important environmental attributes that control the Nitrobacter - and Nitrospira -like NOB community structure across different fertilization treatments under aggregate levels in the red soil. (frontiersin.org)
Agricultural5
  • Agricultural microbiology delves into the intricate relationship between microorganisms and soil health. (microbiologyconferences.com)
  • The composition of native woody vegetation communities in restored agricultural landscapes can alter plant-soil interactions and thus ecological function. (ukdiss.com)
  • Nearly all lowland fen peatland has been drained to provide some of the most fertile agricultural soils in the UK. (centa.ac.uk)
  • An improved understanding of the strategies available for fenland farmers will provide important insights as to whether alternative agricultural management strategies on peat soils can provide emissions mitigation and other co-benefits, in comparison to conventional land management. (centa.ac.uk)
  • The PhD will measure soil respiration in situ using a Licor 8100 field CO 2 and H 2 O analyser, at replicated sites under conventional and modified agricultural management in the Fens. (centa.ac.uk)
20201
Extraction2
  • It's mining, the extraction of # water , # energy and # soil until exhaustion or market collapse for short term # profit . (labnotes.org)
  • Soil/plant/water sample processing for DNA extraction, metabolite analysis. (timeshighereducation.com)
Abiotic stresses1
  • Utilising molecular, bioinformatics, plant breeding technologies and microbial products to addressing plant biotic and abiotic stresses, enhancing soil nutrients and quality and quantity of produce. (mssrf.org)
Edaphic factors1
  • in serpentine and nonserpentine soils and explore the relative influence of edaphic factors, elevation, and climate on bacterial abundance. (californiaagtoday.com)
Enzyme activity1
  • With respect to microbial functions in soils, most studies have traditionally been based on enzyme activity screening, with relatively little attention paid to functional marker gene screening [ 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
Fundamental1
  • Soil protistology rebooted: 30 fundamental questions to start with. (unine.ch)
Nutrients3
  • Soil microorganisms play an important role in the bioavailability of soil borne nutrients (Jacoby et al. (edu.au)
  • The programme is engaged in the application of cutting-edge biotechnological tools for improving agriculture productivity under increasing abiotic stress (salinity), enhancing soil nutrients and promoting elite nutri-rich plants to address malnutrition. (mssrf.org)
  • The special niche of plants is to combine water and nutrients from the soil with light and gases from the air, this takes place as the plants go through their life cycle, grow and develop. (lu.se)
Species2
  • This study investigated the effects of primary species groups ( Acacia , Eucalyptus ) used in shelterbelts in south-eastern Australia on soil microbial community structure in comparison with those under adjacent pastures. (ukdiss.com)
  • Allie has published a first-author paper and co-authored two additional papers on how soil microbial communities are shaped by soil characteristics and plant species Allie has taken an active role in mentoring students in our lab. (californiaagtoday.com)
Composition1
  • These differences can control the composition and function of soil communities (Bardgett and Wardle, 2010) and more specifically microbial communities (Zak et al. (ukdiss.com)
Strains2
  • Lipase is important enzyme used in the biotechnological process of hydrolysis of fats in almost all the relevant industries We have utilized the local oil-contaminated soil resources to search for efficacious bacterial strains that have excellent lipase activity. (microbiologyjournal.org)
  • The strains were isolated, optimized, and purified using standard microbiology protocols and were characterized at the molecular level using the biomarker 16s ribosomal RNA genes of the strains. (microbiologyjournal.org)
High-throughput2
  • We will follow a metabarcoding approach, which consist in analyzing DNA fragments from the environment by high throughput sequencing (Illumina) and processing the data using bioinformatics tools. (unine.ch)
  • Taxonomic richness and microbial community structure will be analysed via high-throughput DNA sequencing and bioinformatics at the NHM, and compared to existing sequencing data from other temperate peatland sites. (centa.ac.uk)
Nitrogen2
  • I propose to explore the impact of strong selective soil pressures on microbial local adaptation and mutualism using free-living nitrogen-fixers and non-legumes. (californiaagtoday.com)
  • Exploiting Nitrogen-Fixing Rhizobial Symbionts Genetic Resources for Improving Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils. (unifi.it)
Correlation1
  • C : N ratio showed a significant positive correlation with clay and soil pH. (hindawi.com)
Erosion1
Functional3
  • Here we interrogated the functional structure of soil microbial communities across different land uses. (hindawi.com)
  • In a multivariate regression tree analysis of soil physicochemical properties and genes detected by functional microarrays, the main factor that explained the different microbial community functional structures was C : N ratio. (hindawi.com)
  • Rather, the soil factors, C : N ratio, phosphate, and total N, were the main factors driving the differences in functional genes across the fields examined. (hindawi.com)
Analysis1
  • Principal co-ordinate analysis revealed that Nitrobacter - and Nitrospira -like NOB communities under four fertilizer regimes were differentiated from each other, but soil aggregate fractions had less effect on the nitrite oxidizers community. (frontiersin.org)
Processes1
  • We conclude that BONCAT-FACS is effective for interrogating the active fraction of soil microbiomes in situ and provides a new approach for uncovering the links between soil processes and specific microbial groups. (nature.com)