Microbe Magazine

Cover: Light micrograph of the foraminiferan Nonionina depressula (Magnification, ∼×350). The genomes of microbial eukaryotes such as foraminiferans vary considerably within individuals during their lifetimes, requiring them to develop ways to specify which of their genomes will be inherited (see p. 156). (Image © Astrid & Hanns-Frieder Michler/Photo Researchers, Inc.)
Cover: Light micrograph of the foraminiferan Nonionina depressula (Magnification, ∼×350). The genomes of microbial eukaryotes such as foraminiferans vary considerably within individuals during their lifetimes, requiring them to develop ways to specify which of their genomes will be inherited (see p. 156). (Image © Astrid & Hanns-Frieder Michler/Photo Researchers, Inc.)
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Anaerobic Digestion Variants in the Treatment of Solid Wastes
The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines municipal solid waste (MSW) as everyday items, including product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, and batteries. Over two-thirds of the 254 million tons of MSW produced in 2007 ...
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Dynamic Genomes of Eukaryotes and the Maintenance of Genomic Integrity
Many biologists assume that eukaryotic genomes are transmitted stably between generations with only minor variations. Yet, this presumed constancy is at odds with data indicating that eukaryotic genomes are dynamic, varying extensively in content among many different lineages. Thus, rather than b...
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Extracytoplasmic Function σ Factors Come of Age
One important lesson learned from the field of comparative genomics is that microbial genomes are modular. Genes encoding proteins of related functions are often encoded in one or more operons that are located adjacent to each other on the bacterial chromosome. Further, what is true for gene arra...
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