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genomic island: a standalone construct

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Microbiology

a cluster of genes acquired horizontally, marked off from the surrounding genome by composition and mobility features.

In microbiology, genomic island refers to a cluster of genes acquired horizontally, marked off from the surrounding genome by composition and mobility features. This meaning comes from Dobrindt (2004) in Nature Reviews Microbiology.[1]

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References

Dobrindt, U., Hochhut, B., Hentschel, U., & Hacker, J. (2004). Genomic islands in pathogenic and environmental microorganisms. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2(5), 414-424. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro884

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