ISsaga is an ensemble of web-based methods for high throughput identification and semi-automatic annotation of insertion sequences in prokaryotic genomes

Genome Biol. 2011;12(3):R30. doi: 10.1186/gb-2011-12-3-r30. Epub 2011 Mar 28.

Abstract

Insertion sequences (ISs) play a key role in prokaryotic genome evolution but are seldom well annotated. We describe a web application pipeline, ISsaga (http://issaga.biotoul.fr/ISsaga/issaga_index.php), that provides computational tools and methods for high-quality IS annotation. It uses established ISfinder annotation standards and permits rapid processing of single or multiple prokaryote genomes. ISsaga provides general prediction and annotation tools, information on genome context of individual ISs and a graphical overview of IS distribution around the genome of interest.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computational Biology
  • DNA Transposable Elements*
  • Genome, Archaeal*
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Internet
  • Molecular Sequence Annotation / methods*
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Software*

Substances

  • DNA Transposable Elements