"Genomic Islands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Distinct units in some bacterial, bacteriophage or plasmid GENOMES that are types of MOBILE GENETIC ELEMENTS. Encoded in them are a variety of fitness conferring genes, such as VIRULENCE FACTORS (in "pathogenicity islands or islets"), ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE genes, or genes required for SYMBIOSIS (in "symbiosis islands or islets"). They range in size from 10 - 500 kilobases, and their GC CONTENT and CODON usage differ from the rest of the genome. They typically contain an INTEGRASE gene, although in some cases this gene has been deleted resulting in "anchored genomic islands".
Descriptor ID |
D044404
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MeSH Number(s) |
G02.111.570.080.708.330.330 G05.360.080.708.330.330 G05.360.340.024.425.500
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Concept/Terms |
Genomic Islands- Genomic Islands
- Genomic Island
- Island, Genomic
- Islands, Genomic
Genomic Islets- Genomic Islets
- Genomic Islet
- Islet, Genomic
- Islets, Genomic
Symbiosis Islets- Symbiosis Islets
- Islet, Symbiosis
- Islets, Symbiosis
- Symbiosis Islet
Pathogenicity Islets- Pathogenicity Islets
- Islet, Pathogenicity
- Islets, Pathogenicity
- Pathogenicity Islet
Symbiosis Islands- Symbiosis Islands
- Island, Symbiosis
- Islands, Symbiosis
- Symbiosis Island
Anchored Genomic Islands- Anchored Genomic Islands
- Anchored Genomic Island
- Genomic Island, Anchored
- Genomic Islands, Anchored
- Island, Anchored Genomic
- Islands, Anchored Genomic
Pathogenicity Islands- Pathogenicity Islands
- Island, Pathogenicity
- Islands, Pathogenicity
- Pathogenicity Island
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2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
2018 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genomic Islands" by people in Profiles.
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Comparative genomics reveals structural and functional features specific to the genome of a foodborne Escherichia coli O157:H7. BMC Genomics. 2019 Mar 08; 20(1):196.
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Uropathogenic enterobacteria use the yersiniabactin metallophore system to acquire nickel. J Biol Chem. 2018 09 28; 293(39):14953-14961.
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Genomic analysis of a Raoultella ornithinolytica strain causing prosthetic joint infection in an immunocompetent patient. Sci Rep. 2018 06 21; 8(1):9462.
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Putative vaccine candidates and drug targets identified by reverse vaccinology and subtractive genomics approaches to control Haemophilus ducreyi, the causative agent of chancroid. J R Soc Interface. 2018 05; 15(142).
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Comparative Genomics and Identification of an Enterotoxin-Bearing Pathogenicity Island, SEPI-1/SECI-1, in Staphylococcus epidermidis Pathogenic Strains. Toxins (Basel). 2018 02 25; 10(3).
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Identification of a Novel Genomic Island Associated with vanD-Type Vancomycin Resistance in Six Dutch Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 03; 62(3).
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Influence of Helicobacter pylori virulence factors CagA and VacA on pathogenesis of gastrointestinal disorders. Microb Pathog. 2018 Apr; 117:43-48.
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Whole-Genome-Sequencing characterization of bloodstream infection-causing hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae of capsular serotype K2 and ST374. Virulence. 2018 01 01; 9(1):510-521.
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Comparative genomics of type 1 IncC plasmids from China. Future Microbiol. 2017 12; 12:1511-1522.
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Comparative genomics of Australian and international isolates of Salmonella Typhimurium: correlation of core genome evolution with CRISPR and prophage profiles. Sci Rep. 2017 08 29; 7(1):9733.