title: [GNU Pattern: open source pattern hunter for biological sequences based on SPLASH algorithm].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To construct a high performance open source software engine based on IBM SPLASH algorithm for later research on pattern discovery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Gpat, which is based on SPLASH algorithm, was developed by using open source software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  GNU Pattern (Gpat) software was developped, which efficiently implemented the core part of SPLASH algorithm. Full source code of Gpat was also available for other researchers to modify the program under the GNU license.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gpat is a successful implementation of SPLASH algorithm and can be used as a basic framework for later research on pattern recognition in biological sequences.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yi-xue
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiang-yin
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Kong
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D019295:Computational Biology; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012984:Software