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Jennifer Pett-Ridge

Institution
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Projects

Mapping soil carbon from cradle to grave: using comparative transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolite analysis to identify the microbial blueprint for root-enhanced decomposition of organic matter.

Lead Institution
University of California, Berkeley
Principal Investigator
Mary Firestone
Project type
FICUS Research
In this JGI-EMSL project, we will investigate how living roots impact the functional capacity of the detritosphere (litter and surrounding soil) microbiome that is actively mediating decomposition…

MICROBES PERSIST: SYSTEMS BIOLOGY OF THE SOIL MICROBIOME

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Ljiljana Pasa-Tolic
Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and biosphere combined, yet the mechanisms that regulate soil C remain elusive. While plant roots are the initial source of carbon (C) that enters…

Microbes persist: Systems biology of the soil microbiome

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Ljiljana Pasa-Tolic
Microorganisms play key roles in soil carbon turnover and stabilization of persistent organic matter via their metabolic activities, cellular biochemistry, and extracellular products. Microbial…