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Table 2 Example input formats for search sequences

From: Suffix tree searcher: exploration of common substrings in large DNA sequence sets

Input pattern

Interpretation

Comment

acgcgaatccgt

Search all input sequences for pattern

Multiple patterns are separated with a ";"

ac*cg*atccgt

Search all input sequences for pattern. "*" represents a wildcard, which matches all 4 nucleotides

Multiple patterns are separated with a ";"

"2, 12961, 12"

Search input 2 for a 12 nt pattern beginning at position 12961

Multiple patterns are separated with a ";". Tandem repeats of the pattern may be matched if they exist.