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Genomic Islands

Known as: Genomic Island, Island, Genomic, Islands, Genomic 
Distinct units in some bacterial, bacteriophage or plasmid GENOMES that are types of MOBILE GENETIC ELEMENTS. Encoded in them are a variety of… Expand
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Anchored Genomic IslandsGenomic IsletsPathogenicity IslandsPathogenicity Islets
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Biogenic Amine Production by Lactic Acid Bacteria: A Review
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are considered as the main biogenic amine (BA) producers in fermented foods. These compounds derive… Expand
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Long-read viral metagenomics captures abundant and microdiverse viral populations and their niche-defining genomic islands
Marine viruses impact global biogeochemical cycles via their influence on host community structure and function, yet our… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
A comparison of genomic islands of differentiation across three young avian species pairs
Detailed evaluations of genomic variation between sister species often reveal distinct chromosomal regions of high relative… Expand
Review
2018
Review
2018
Linking pangenomes and metagenomes: the Prochlorococcus metapangenome
Pangenomes offer detailed characterizations of core and accessory genes found in a set of closely related microbial genomes… Expand
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Review
2014
Review
2014
Reanalysis suggests that genomic islands of speciation are due to reduced diversity, not reduced gene flow
The metaphor of ‘genomic islands of speciation’ was first used to describe heterogeneous differentiation among loci between the… Expand
Review
2009
Review
2009
Genomic islands: tools of bacterial horizontal gene transfer and evolution
Bacterial genomes evolve through mutations, rearrangements or horizontal gene transfer. Besides the core genes encoding essential… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Genomic Islands in the Pathogenic Filamentous Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus
We present the genome sequences of a new clinical isolate of the important human pathogen, Aspergillus fumigatus, A1163, and two… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Genomic Islands and the Ecology and Evolution of Prochlorococcus
Prochlorococcus ecotypes are a useful system for exploring the origin and function of diversity among closely related microbes… Expand
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Genomic plasticity of the causative agent of melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei.
Burkholderia pseudomallei is a recognized biothreat agent and the causative agent of melioidosis. This Gram-negative bacterium… Expand
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Ecological fitness, genomic islands and bacterial pathogenicity
The compositions of bacterial genomes can be changed rapidly and dramatically through a variety of processes including horizontal… Expand
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