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Abstract
With the explosion of available genomic information, comparative genomics has become a central approach to understanding microbial ecology and evolution. We developed DiGAlign (https://www.genome.jp/digalign/), a web server that provides versatile functionality for comparative genomics with an intuitive interface. It allows the user to perform the highly customizable visualization of a synteny map by simply uploading nucleotide sequences of interest, ranging from a specific region to the whole genome landscape of microorganisms and viruses. DiGAlign will serve a wide range of biological researchers, particularly experimental biologists, with multifaceted features that allow the rapid characterization of genomic sequences of interest and the generation of a publication-ready figure.
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Microbial ecology in natural and engineered environments; Microbial degradation of xenobiotic compounds; Microbial processes in biogeochemical cycles; Microbial interactions and signaling with animals and plants; Interactions among microorganisms; Microorganisms related to public health; Phylogenetic and functional diversity of microbial communities; Genomics, metagenomics, and bioinformatics for microbiology; Application of microorganisms to agriculture, fishery, and industry; Molecular biology and biochemistry related to environmental microbiology; Methodology in general and environmental microbiology; Interdisciplinary research areas for microbial ecology (e.g., Astrobiology, and Origins of Life); Taxonomic description of novel microorganisms with ecological perspective; Physiology and metabolisms of microorganisms; Evolution of genes and microorganisms; Genome report of microorganisms with ecological perspective.