TY - JOUR AU - Merkl, Rainer PY - 2004 DA - 2004/03/03 TI - SIGI: score-based identification of genomic islands JO - BMC Bioinformatics SP - 22 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Genomic islands can be observed in many microbial genomes. These stretches of DNA have a conspicuous composition with regard to sequence or encoded functions. Genomic islands are assumed to be frequently acquired via horizontal gene transfer. For the analysis of genome structure and the study of horizontal gene transfer, it is necessary to reliably identify and characterize these islands. SN - 1471-2105 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-5-22 DO - 10.1186/1471-2105-5-22 ID - Merkl2004 ER -