genomic_island
pathogenic_island
Mobile genetic elements that contribute to rapid changes in virulence potential. They are present on the genomes of pathogenic strains but absent from the genomes of non pathogenic members of the same or related species.
Nature Reviews Microbiology 2, 414-424 (2004); doi:10.1038 micro 884 GENOMIC ISLANDS IN PATHOGENIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROORGANISMS Ulrich Dobrindt, Bianca Hochhut, Ute Hentschel & Jorg Hacker.
SO:0000773
pathogenic island
sequence