Table 3. Parasites and genome sequences.
Numbers were obtained from http://eupathdb.org/eupathdb/.
| Parasitic protozoan | Name of organism sequenced | Genome size (Mbases) | No. of protein genes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trypanosoma cruzi | T. cruzi CL Brener Non-Esmeraldo-like | 32.53 | 10834 |
| Trypanosoma brucei | T. brucei Lister strain 427 | 26.75 | 8833 |
| T. brucei gambiense DAL972 | 22.15 | 9895 | |
| T. brucei TREU927 | 35.83 | 11567 | |
| Leishmania spp. | L. braziliensis MHOM/BR/75/M2903 | 35.21 | 8567 |
| L. donovani BPK282A1 | 32.44 | 8195 | |
| L. major strain Friedlin | 32.86 | 8400 | |
| L. mexicana MHOM/GT/2001/U1103 | 32.11 | 8250 | |
| Plasmodium spp. | P. falciparum 3D7 | 23.33 | 5542 |
| P. vivax Sal-1 | 27.01 | 5586 | |
| Toxoplasma | T. gondii ME49 | 65.57 | 8920 |
| Cryptosporidium | C. hominis TU502 | 8.74 | 3886 |
| C. parvum Iowa II | 9.10 | 3805 | |
| Entamoeba | E. histolytica HM-1:IMSS | 20.08 | 8333 |
| Giardia | Giardia assemblage A isolate WB | 12.83 | 9667 |