The TIGER/Islander resource for genomic islands
Genomic islands (GIs) are integrative mobile DNAs shared among bacteria or archaea, often bringing cargo genes that affect bacterial phenotypes like virulence and metabolism; many are prophages with utility in therapy. We applied our TIGER and Islander software to ~460,000 prokaryotic genomes, yielding a large database containing ~1.75 million GIs.
Authors
- Ellis L. Torrance (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9440-7875)
- Steven L. Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4209-0046)
- Catherine M. Mageeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7969-1622)
- Joseph S. Schoeniger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2719-7435)
- Kelly P. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2606-9562)
- Hannah M. McClain
Institutions
- Sandia National Laboratories California (US)
- Sandia National Laboratories (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Resource Announcements
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00492-25
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.22
Funders
- Sandia National Laboratories