Table 1.

Genome features of model apicomplexa

	Genome size	# genes	Median cds exons/gene	Median gene-length	Median transcript-length	Median intron length
Cryptosporidium hominis	8,743,570	3,956	1	1,034	1,044	54
Cryptosporidium parvum	9,102,324	3,886	1	1,280	1,302	61
Eimeria falciformis	43,683,212	5,879	6	3,300	1,584	183
Eimeria tenella	51,807,230	9,262	3	1,593	1,032	222
Neospora caninum	61,040,345	7,227	5	3,544	1,656	433
Babesia bovis	8,179,706	3,781	2	1,296	1,143	36
Theilieria annulata	8,358,425	3,845	3	1,406	1,227	48
Plasmodium berghei	18,560,668	5,127	2	1,572	1,014	106
Plasmodium falciparum	23,332,831	5,772	2	1,620	1,360	141
Toxoplasma gondii	63,005,196	8,155	4	3,594	1,464	477