"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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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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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A Genomic Island of Vibrio cholerae Encodes a Three-Component Cytotoxin with Monomer and Protomer Forms Structurally Similar to Alpha-Pore-Forming Toxins. J Bacteriol. 2022 05 17; 204(5):e0055521.
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Acinetobacter baumannii NCIMB8209: a Rare Environmental Strain Displaying Extensive Insertion Sequence-Mediated Genome Remodeling Resulting in the Loss of Exposed Cell Structures and Defensive Mechanisms. mSphere. 2020 07 29; 5(4).
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No genome is an island: toward a 21st century agenda for evolution. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2019 07; 1447(1):21-52.
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Similar levels of gene content variation observed for Pseudomonas syringae populations extracted from single and multiple host species. PLoS One. 2017; 12(9):e0184195.
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Comparative pathogenomics of Clostridium tetani. PLoS One. 2017; 12(8):e0182909.
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Guest editorial: Mobile genetic elements and horizontal gene transfer in prokaryotes. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2017 08; 38:v-vii.
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(Meta)genomic insights into the pathogenome of Cellulosimicrobium cellulans. Sci Rep. 2016 05 06; 6:25527.
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Draft genome sequence of Agrobacterium albertimagni strain AOL15. J Bacteriol. 2012 Dec; 194(24):6986-7.
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Intra- and interspecies genomic transfer of the Enterococcus faecalis pathogenicity island. PLoS One. 2011 Apr 29; 6(4):e16720.
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Pyrosequencing-based comparative genome analysis of the nosocomial pathogen Enterococcus faecium and identification of a large transferable pathogenicity island. BMC Genomics. 2010 Apr 14; 11:239.