Detecting genomic islands using bioinformatics approaches

MGI Langille, WWL Hsiao, FSL Brinkman - Nature Reviews …, 2010 - nature.com
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 …

A comprehensive overview of lncRNA annotation resources

J Xu, J Bai, X Zhang, Y Lv, Y Gong, L Liu… - Briefings in …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as a class of important regulators
participating in various biological functions and disease processes. With the widespread …

IslandViewer 4: expanded prediction of genomic islands for larger-scale datasets

C Bertelli, MR Laird, KP Williams… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract IslandViewer (http://www. pathogenomics. sfu. ca/islandviewer/) is a widely-used
webserver for the prediction and interactive visualization of genomic islands (GIs, regions of …

[HTML][HTML] Host genetic regulation of human gut microbial structural variation

DV Zhernakova, D Wang, L Liu, S Andreu-Sánchez… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Although the impact of host genetics on gut microbial diversity and the abundance of specific
taxa is well established,,,,–, little is known about how host genetics regulates the genetic …

Emergence of epidemic multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium from animal and commensal strains

F Lebreton, W van Schaik, A Manson McGuire… - MBio, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Enterococcus faecium, natively a gut commensal organism, emerged as a leading cause of
multidrug-resistant hospital-acquired infection in the 1980s. As the living record of its …

Comparative genome-scale modelling of Staphylococcus aureus strains identifies strain-specific metabolic capabilities linked to pathogenicity

E Bosi, JM Monk, RK Aziz, M Fondi… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Staphylococcus aureus is a preeminent bacterial pathogen capable of colonizing diverse
ecological niches within its human host. We describe here the pangenome of S. aureus …

Pseudomonas Genome Database: improved comparative analysis and population genomics capability for Pseudomonas genomes

GL Winsor, DKW Lam, L Fleming, R Lo… - Nucleic acids …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Pseudomonas is a metabolically-diverse genus of bacteria known for its flexibility and
leading free living to pathogenic lifestyles in a wide range of hosts. The Pseudomonas …

IslandViewer 3: more flexible, interactive genomic island discovery, visualization and analysis

BK Dhillon, MR Laird, JA Shay, GL Winsor… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract IslandViewer (http://pathogenomics. sfu. ca/islandviewer) is a widely used web-
based resource for the prediction and analysis of genomic islands (GIs) in bacterial and …

Exploring vertical transmission of bifidobacteria from mother to child

C Milani, L Mancabelli, GA Lugli, S Duranti… - Applied and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Passage through the birth canal and consequent exposure to the mother's microbiota is
considered to represent the initiating event for microbial colonization of the gastrointestinal …

Phylogenetic analysis of nitrite, nitric oxide, and nitrous oxide respiratory enzymes reveal a complex evolutionary history for denitrification

CM Jones, B Stres, M Rosenquist… - Molecular biology and …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Denitrification is a facultative respiratory pathway in which nitrite (NO2−), nitric oxide (NO),
and nitrous oxide (N2O) are successively reduced to nitrogen gas (N2), effectively closing …