genomic_island adaptive_island SO:0000775 sequence The iron-uptake ability of many pathogens are conveyed by adaptive islands. 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. An adaptive island is a genomic island that provides an adaptive advantage to the host. adaptive island