News
Alkaline fungus improved release – yes it grows in pig manure
June 30, 2011
Annotations of the v2.0 assembly of our improved genome Acremonium alcalophilum are now publicly available at http://jgi.doe.gov/Acremonium_alcalophilum
New applications of genomics to crop science
June 27, 2011
Tansley review article on sequencing and crop improvement applications of genomes we co-authored.
- View the publication: Sequencing crop genomes: approaches and applications.
Two cryptomonad algae genomes released
June 16, 2011
The public release of v1 annotations of the Bigelowiella natans CCMP2755 and Guillardia theta CCMP2712 nuclear genome draft assemblies can now be accessed through the JGI Genome Portal at http://www.jgi.doe.gov/bnatans/and http://www.jgi.doe.gov/Gtheta/
Poplar leaf rust resistance localized to poplar c19
June 10, 2011
This publication describes a fine mapping project for poplar leaf rust resistance carried out by a group at Universite de Evry on France. We contributed BAC end sequence for the tree strain and intermediate poplar builds to assist the study.
Wheat pathogen finished and published
June 9, 2011
This publication describes the analysis of one of our important finished fungal crop pathogens.
Published A. niger strain
June 1, 2011
This publication details the analysis for our finished fungal strain of A. niger which is a wild type strain. A. niger is commonly used in commercial applications and this is a comparison between the wild strain and the commercial strain.
Spikemoss analysis published
May 5, 2011
This analysis examines the genome of Selaginella, a plant genome with an important phylogenetic position. We contributed BAC end sequence and the publication assembly.
Arabidopsis relative analyzed
April 10, 2011
This paper reports on the analysis of the basis for genome size in Arabidopsis lyrata, an Arabidopsis relative. We provided genomic resources and built the final version of the assembly.
- View the Publication: The Arabidopsis lyrata genome sequence and the basis of rapid genome size change.
New Phytozome 7.0 Release
April 8, 2011
Version 7.0 of Phytozome, the plant comparative genomics web resource, is now available at http://www.phytozome.net. This version includes the V1 chromosome-scale release of foxtail millet (Seteria italica).
First release of draft alkaline fungus
March 31, 2011
The public release of the JGI annotation and portal for the draft assembly of Acremonium alcalophilum v1.0 are now publicly visible at http://jgi.doe.gov/Acremonium_alcalophilum.
