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Table 1 Thresholds for classification based on the sequence similarity

From: digIS: towards detecting distant and putative novel insertion sequence elements in prokaryotic genomes

Level/interpretation

Improbable member

Inter-family member

Intra-family member

IS element

SeqID < 50%

50% < SeqID \(\le\) 70%

70% < SeqID

Tpase/ORF

SeqID < 25%

25% < SeqID \(\le\) 45%

45% < SeqID