User:R. Eric Collins/GenomicsTutorial/Genomics/chalkboard

biomolecules --> pathways --> genes --> genomes --> metagenomes

What is your favorite biomolecule?
 * ethanol
 * trimethylamines
 * 14CH4
 * glycerol
 * glycine betaine
 * O2

What are your favorite pathways?
 * reverse methanogenesis
 * oxygenic photosynthesis
 * methanogenesis
 * nitrification
 * fermentation

What are your favorite genes?
 * mcrA
 * tfdC (chlorocatechol dioxygenase)
 * tig (trigger factor)
 * 16S

What are you favorite genomes?
 * planococcus
 * mycoplasm genitalium
 * ANME I
 * Psychrobacter arcticus 273-4
 * TBD

What are your favorite environments?
 * ARCTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * MARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is your favorite biomolecule?
 * sulfate
 * ammonia
 * molybdate
 * calcium carbonate
 * hydrogen sulfide

What is your favorite biochemical pathway?
 * sulfate reduction
 * respiration of organic matter with O2 as electron acceptor
 * dissimilatory metal reduction
 * reverse methanogenesis
 * sulfur disproportionation

What is your favorite gene?
 * mobA -- transport of molybdate
 * mer --
 * mmoA/amoA -- methane/ammonia monooxygenase
 * 16S -- small subunit ribosomal RNA

What is your favorite microorganism?
 * Desulfovibrio vulgaris H.
 * Desulfuricans
 * all of them
 * Thaumarchaeota
 * ANME I (Anaerobic Methane Oxidizers)
 * Thiomargarita namibiensis

What is your favorite environment?
 * Arctic soils
 * marine soils
 * coastal marine sediments
 * "extreme" -- but easy to extract DNA (not too salty)
 * gas hydrate bearing sediments