Genomic Signature Tags (GSTs): A System for Profiling Genomic DNA

Table 1.

Predicted GRIDS Identifier Tags for Yersinia pestisEV766

NotI fragmentation (64 fragments) BamHI fragmentation (699 fragments)
Tags of length ⩾21 start afterMmel digestion start afterMmel digestion
 Predicted tags 115 (7) 115 (7) 1236 (96) 1214 (93)
 Unique tags 115 (7) 115 (7) 1203 (94) 1181 (91)
 Single tags 115 (7) 115 (7) 1189 (92) 1167 (89)
 Multiple tags 0 0 14 (2) 14 (2)
Tags of length ⩽20
 Predicted tags 7 (0) 7 (0) 89 (12) 89 (12)
 Unique tags 7 (0) 7 (0) 86 (12) 86 (12)
 Single tags 7 (0) 7 (0) 84 (12) 84 (12)
 Multiple tags 0 0 2 (0) 0
 Zero length tags 4 4 1
Sum 126 (7) 126 (7) 1326 (108) 1303 (105)
  • Values in parenthesis are the numbers of tags with ambiguous directions, i.e., they begin with the sequence CATGAA.

  • Zero length tags occur when the fragmenting site is immediately adjacent to a NlaIII site.

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  1. Genome Res. 12: 1756-1765

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