In 1995 , the precursor to the J. Craig Venter Institute , The Institute for Genomic Research ( TIGR ) , determined the sequence of , '' Mycoplasma genitalium '' and '' Methanococcus jannaschii '' . In 1997 , TIGR determined the genome of '' Borrelia burgdorferi '' ( which causes Lyme Disease ) . In 1998 , TIGR sequenced the genome of '' Treponema pallidum '' ( which causes syphilis ) . In 1999 TIGR published the sequence of the radioresistant polyextremophile '' Deinococcus radiodurans '' . TIGR has sequenced and analyzed more than 50 microbial genomes . TIGR developed the gene finder GLIMMER and the sequence alignment program MUMmer . In 2001 anthrax attacks , TIGR worked with the National Science Foundation and the FBI to sequence the strain of '' Bacillus anthracis '' used in bioterrorism attacks
2001 anthrax attacks
2001 anthrax attacks
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