(Phys.org) —Microbial genomes have incredible functional and regulatory complexity, making them of great interest for potential environmental, energy, health, and industrial applications. In a study published in PLoS Genetics, scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) used an integrated bioinformatics and multi-omics approach to characterize the genome organization of Thermotoga maritima, a bacterium that grows at temperatures between 131-194°F. Their approach revealed organizational features within the genome that lead to and regulate protein expression.
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