Mobile elements play an important role in genomic island detection. Although various mobile element databases exist, such as ISFinder, ICEfinder, GyDB and PHAST, each focusing on specific types of ...

Whole-genomic sequencing has revolutionized the amount and detail of genetic diversity now available to researchers to study. While the researchers previously had looked at a few hundred mobile ...

DNA transposons, e.g., Tc-1/mariner, have inverted terminal inverted repeats (ITRs) and a single open reading frame (ORF) that encodes a transposase. They are flanked by short direct repeats (DRs).

An interdisciplinary team of scientists has identified a new mobile DNA element in the Wolbachia parasite, which may contribute to improved control strategies for mosquito vectors of diseases such as ...