Publications by authors named "Gabrielle R Joslin"
Metagenomic analysis has enabled insights into soil community structure and dynamics. Long-read sequencing for metagenomics can enhance microbial ecology by improving taxonomic classification, genome assembly, and functional annotation. However, protocols for purifying high-molecular weight DNA from soil are not yet optimised.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetagenomics has been transformative in our understanding of the diversity and function of soil microbial communities. Applying long read sequencing to whole genome shotgun metagenomics has the potential to revolutionise soil microbial ecology through improved taxonomic classification, functional characterisation and metagenome assembly. However, optimisation of robust methods for long read metagenomics of environmental samples remains undeveloped.
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- - Anaerobic digestion is a process that converts waste into biogas, but it can be negatively affected by toxins from contaminated materials, which can lower its efficiency.
- - Ethylene glycol (EG) is commonly used in the heating systems of anaerobic digesters, and if leaks occur, they might reduce gas production.
- - Experiments with various EG concentrations demonstrated that while the digester microbes fully metabolized EG, the gas yields increased significantly without altering the composition of the microbiome.