Energy-rich portfolio of new genome sequencing targets f...( stating forest pathogen in the northern...)

stating forest pathogen in the northern hemisphere, causing root rot in conifers, a major renewable biological energy resource. These forests support biodiversity and serve as an important CO2 sink buffering global climate change. Improved knowledge of this tree pathogen will help build strategies to protect these wooden resources and enable a better understanding of important enzymatic systems involved in oxidation and degradation of polyphenolic substances--pollutants that are targets for bioremediation.

Actinobacteria, which can be found in soil, can be harnessed for environmental clean-up as well. Strains, the subject of another CSP project, proposed by researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Hebrew University, have promise for the development of environmentally sound, cost effective biological strategies to reduce environmental pollution.

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Contact: David Gilbert
gilbert21@llnl.gov
925-296-5643
DOE/Joint Genome Institute
11-Jul-2006

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