SWGB -- SeqWord Genome Browser
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An online tool for the identification and visualization of atypical regions of bacterial genomes through oligonucleotide usage.
Highlights:
- SWGB was developed to visualize the natural compositional variation of DNA sequences.
- The applet is also used for identification of divergent genomic regions both in annotated sequences of bacterial chromosomes, plasmids, phages and viruses, and in raw DNA sequences prior to annotation by comparing local and global OU patterns.
- The applet allows fast and reliable identification of clusters of horizontally transferred genomic islands, large multi-domain genes and genes for ribosomal RNA.
- Within the majority of genomic fragments (also termed genomic core sequence), regions enriched with housekeeping genes, ribosomal proteins and the regions rich in pseudogenes or genetic vestiges may be contrasted.
Keywords:
- bacterial genome
- bacteria
- genomic core sequence
This record last updated: 11-25-2008