[GNU Pattern: open source pattern hunter for biological sequences based on SPLASH algorithm].
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.
Xu
Ying
Y
Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200025, China.
Li
Yi-xue
YX
Kong
Xiang-yin
XY
D000465:Algorithms; D019295:Computational Biology; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012984:Software