Genome Watch

This month's Genome Watch discusses ways to automatically produce 'base-perfect' genome sequences.

This month's Genome Watch discusses two related but distinct plant pathogens belonging to the oomycetes, a group of filamentous, fungus-like eukaryotes.

Recent studies on marine microorganisms and their ability to degrade oil components make for particularly poignant reading in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster. Several groups have looked at oil-degrading bacterial communities derived from marine samples, identifying and isolating key strains, analysing transcription and investigating specific degradative enzymes.

This month's Genome Watch discusses the recent production of a bacterium under the control of a synthetic genome.

This month's Genome Watch discusses two recent examples of the use of next-generation sequencing techniques in public health settings.

Interest in the bacteria that inhabit the human gut has increased greatly in recent years, as technological advancements have allowed new discoveries. This month's Genome Watch reviews a recent study of the microorganisms in the human gut that sets a new marker for the field of metagenomics.

This month's Genome Watch discusses another fascinating example of the latest applications of second-generation sequencing techniques to the study of bacterial populations.

This month's Genome Watch discusses how alternative approaches to using second-generation sequencing technologies are powerful tools for the analysis of common pathogenic bacteria.

This month's Genome Watch discusses the recent application of new sequencing technologies to a long-term growth experiment inEscherichia coli.