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The TIGER/Islander resource for genomic islands

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Genomic islands (GIs) are integrative mobile DNAs shared among bacteria or archaea, often bringing cargo genes that affect bacterial phenotypes like virulence and metabolism; many are prophages with utility in therapy. We applied our TIGER and Islander software to ~460,000 prokaryotic genomes, yielding a large database containing ~1.75 million GIs.

Source: Microbiology Resource Announcements

DOI: 10.1128/mra.00492-25

Authors: Steven L. Yu, Hannah M. McClain, Ellis L. Torrance, Joseph S. Schoeniger, Catherine M. Mageeney, Kelly P. Williams

Institutions: Sandia National Laboratories California, Sandia National Laboratories

Language: English

Topic: Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Sandia National Laboratories

OpenAlex ID: W4413099692

FWCI: 1.569

Cites: 13

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10