Exploring bacterial insertion sequences with ISfinder: Objectives, uses, and future developments

Abstract

We describe here the use of the ISfinder database and its associated software. ISfinder was conceived -initially as a comprehensive database for prokaryotic insertion sequences (ISs). It now includes software for visualising complete and partial IS copies in whole genomes (ISbrowser) and for high-quality genome annotation (Insertion Sequence Semi-automatic Genome Annotation). © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.