ISfinder is a database of bacterial insertion sequences (IS). It assigns IS nomenclature and acts as a repository for ISs. Each IS is annotated with information such as the open reading frame DNA sequence, the sequence of the ends of the element and target sites, its origin and distribution together with a bibliography, where available.

Prefix

isfinder

Keywords

dna gene sequence taxonomy

Links

Homepage

Publications

2006 ISfinder: the reference centre for bacterial insertion sequences

Pattern for Local Unique Identifiers

Local identifiers in ISFinder should match this regular expression:
^IS\w+(\-\d)?$

Example Local Unique Identifier

ISA1083-2   Resolve

Pattern for CURIES

Compact URIs (CURIEs) constructed from ISFinder should match this regular expression:
^isfinder:IS\w+(\-\d)?$

Example CURIE

isfinder:ISA1083-2

Contact

Patricia Siguier   0000-0003-1620-6495

Identifier Space Owner

Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires, CNRS, Toulouse

Mappings from records in Bioregistry to external registries comprises the metaregistry. This resource has 6 mappings to external registries with 2 unique external prefixes.

A provider turns a local unique identifiers from a resource into a URI. Many providers are also resolvable as URLs (i.e., they can be used in a web browser).

The local unique identifier ISA1083-2 is used to demonstrate the providers available for ISFinder. Some providers may use a different example, which is displayed in the table below. A guide for curating additional providers can be found here.

Additional providers curated in the Bioregistry are listed here. These are typically inherited from Identifiers.org or Prefix Commons, and need extra curation.