Table 1.

Comparison of genome characteristics between A. oryzae and other related fungi.

Species	Chromosome Number	Genome Size (Mb)	GC Content (%)	Gene Annotation	Reference
Aspergillus oryzae	8	37.9	48.2	13120	[7]
Aspergillus nidulans	8	31	50.4	10560	[8]
Aspergillus fumigatus	8	29.4	49.9	9926	[39]
Saccharomyces cerevisiae	16	12.1	38.3	5885	[40]