Bacterial genomes contain clusters of genes that are acquired by horizontal transfer, called
genomic islands (GIs). GIs are frequently associated with microbial adaptations that are of …

Background Mobile elements are involved in genomic rearrangements and virulence
acquisition, and hence, are important elements in bacterial genome evolution. The insertion …

Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important opportunistic pathogen responsible
for many infections in hospitalized and immunocompromised patients. Previous reports …

Genomic islands (clusters of genes of probable horizontal origin; GIs) play a critical role in
medically important adaptations of bacteria. Recently, several computational methods have …

Background The pan-genome of a bacterial species consists of a core and an accessory
gene pool. The accessory genome is thought to be an important source of genetic variability …

Abstract Background Genomic islands (GIs) are clusters of genes in prokaryotic genomes of
probable horizontal origin. GIs are disproportionately associated with microbial adaptations …

Abstract Motivation Genomic islands (GIs) are clusters of genes of probable horizontal origin
that play a major role in bacterial and archaeal genome evolution and microbial adaptability …

Bioinformatic analysis of the intergenic regions of Staphylococcus aureus predicted multiple
regulatory regions. From this analysis, we characterized 11 novel noncoding RNAs (RsaA …

The fundamental unit of biological diversity is the species. However, a remarkable extent of
intraspecies diversity in bacteria was discovered by genome sequencing, and it reveals the …

Genomic islands are related to microbial adaptation and carry different genomic
characteristics from the host. Therefore, many methods have been proposed to detect …