DOE JGI upgrades its Microbial Genome Analysis System
... The new version of IMG contains a total of 2,815 genomes consisting of 687 bacteria, 41 archaea, 24 eukaryotes, 1,661 bacterial phages, and 402 plasmids not associated with a specific microbial genome sequencing project. Among these genomes, 2,558 are finished and 257 are draft gen...DOE JGI sets 'gold standard' for metagenomic data analysis
... Amidst the prospecting, the call has been issued for methods to separate fool's gold from the real nuggets. Such a gold standard has n...DOE JGI releases enhanced Genome Data Management System IMG 2.1 marking 2-year anniversary
... The Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system developed by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) addresses this challenge with the release of version 2.1. Released on the two-year anniversary of its launch,...DOE JGI upgrades IMG/M -- the Metagenomics Data Management & Analysis System
... ... Targeting DOE JGI's expanding user base, IMG/M provides tools for analyzing the functional capability of microbial communities based on their metagenome sequence, in the context of reference isolate genomes, using a variety of public functional and pathway resources. The enhanced version of IMG/M now offers aggregate genome (metagenome) data genera...DOE JGI releases IMG 2.0 with all genomes refreshed from RefSeq
... ... 1541 new public microbial, viral and eukaryotic genomes were added to IMG 2.0, bringing the total to 2301 genomes (595...DOE JGI, VBI describe disease mechanisms of sudden oak death, related soybean pathogens
WALNUT CREEK, CA--By comparing the complete genome sequences of two plant-killing pathogens and related organisms, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), in collaboration with the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) and others, have uncovered crucial aspects of the disease-causing mechanisms of "sudden oak death" (SOD) and soybean root rot disease....DOE JGI sequences, releases genome of symbiotic tree fungus
WALNUT CREEK, CA--The DNA sequence of Laccaria bicolor, a fungus that forms a beneficial symbiosis with trees and inhabits one of the most ecologically and commercially important microbial niches in North American and Eurasian forests, has been determined by the U.S. Department of Energy DOE Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI). The complete Laccaria genome sequence was announced July 23 at the Fift...Energy-rich portfolio of new genome sequencing targets for DOE JGI
Walnut Creek, CA -- Bioenergy crop plants switchgrass and cassava, other important agricultural commodities such as cotton, and microbes geared to break down plant material to render biofuels, round out the roster of more than 40 projects to be tackled by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) over the next year. Drawing submissions from DOE JGI's more than 400-strong us...DOE JGI releases IMG 1.5 with curated archaeal genomes
WALNUT CREEK, CA--Version 1.5 of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has been released to the public. IMG 1.5 now contains a total of 741 genomes (435 bacterial, 32 archaeal, 15 eukaryotic genomes and 259 bacterial phages) of which 602 are finished and 139 are draft genomes. ... IMG 1.5 contains 62 finish...DOE JGI finishes 100th microbial genome
ORLANDO, Florida-- Microbes, thriving in even the world's most extreme environments, are capable of performing myriad biological functions, learned over the billions of years they have inhabited the planet. Those lessons, and how they can be captured to render clean renewable sources of energy and to repair damaged environments, are among the many secrets encoded in their DNA sequence. On May 2...DOE JGI to host Microbial Genomics Workshop for educators
WALNUT CREEK, CA--The DOE Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) every year reveals the wonders of DNA sequencing to thousands of avid students, teachers, researchers, and community members drawn through the portal of its Walnut Creek, Calif. Production Genomics Facility. Visitors often ask the question: what becomes of those billions of letters of genetic information churning out of the DNA sequence...DOE JGI releases experimental metagenomics data management & analysis system
WALNUT CREEK, CA-- To tackle the computational challenges of analyzing the complex world of microbial communities, the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has released to the worldwide research community IMG/M, an experimental metagenome data management and analysis system. ...... IMG/M integrates aggregate genome (also known as metagenome) data from diverse environmental m...DOE JGI users to tout DNA sequencing achievements for bioenergy, climate, & bioremediation
More than 200 researchers from around the world, users of information generated by the industrial-strength DNA sequencing efforts of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), will convene in Walnut Creek, Calif. March 29 through April 1 for the first ever DOE JGI User Meeting....... In keynote presentations and poster sessions these researchers will reveal the manifold benef...DOE JGI releases fourth version of IMG in 2005
WALNUT CREEK, CA-- The fourth version of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has been made available to the public. The new version, IMG 1.3, contains 42 additional genomes sequenced by other institutions and 20 new genomes sequenced by DOE JGI, bringing the total number of genomes in IMG to 674 (373 bac...DOE JGI releases latest version of IMG
WALNUT CREEK, CA--An enhanced version of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has been made available to the public. The new version, IMG 1.2, contains 270 additional public genomes and nine (four finished, five draft) new JGI genomes, bringing the total of genomes in IMG to 618 (318 bacterial, 25 arc...DOE JGI sequences DNA from extinct cave bear
WALNUT CREEK, CA--The genomic DNA sequencing of an extinct Pleistocene cave bear species--the kind of stuff once reserved for science fiction--has been logged into scientific literature thanks to investigators from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI). This study, published in the June 2 online edition of the journal Science, has set the research community's sights on...DOE JGI releases latest version of IMG
An enhanced version of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system has been released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI). IMG 1.1, contains 32 new public genomes and 14 new genomes sequenced by DOE JGI, bringing the total of genomes in IMG to 337. These include 301 bacterial, 25 archaeal, and 11 eukaryotic genomes, of which 36 finished and 75 dra...DOE JGI announces 2006 Community Sequencing Program portfolio
Walnut Creek, CA--Embedded in the language of DNA, the common link among all living things, are lessons for interpreting the complex systems that regulate the health of planet Earth. Now, rounding out this global lesson plan are more than 40 new genome projects, representing a cornucopia of life forms, from the important grain sorghum, to catfish, crustaceans, and a host of extreme lifestyle micr...DOE JGI launches IMG public online microbial genome data clearinghouse
WALNUT CREEK, CA--As the microbial world comes to light through DNA sequencing, the new Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) will deliver valuable information for the benefit of the global research community....... "The IMG system is an essential enhancement to the computational toolkit supported by DOE," sai...