Table 1. Statistics of Pseudocohnilembus persalinus genome and comparison to three other sequenced oligohymenophorean ciliates.
| Species | P. persalinus | I. multifiliis | T. thermophila | P. tetraurelia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genome size (Mb) | 55.5 | 47.8 | 103.0 | 72.1 |
| N50 (Kb) | 368 | 66 | 521 | 413 |
| Scaffold number | 288 | 1375 | 1148 | 697 |
| Longest scaffold (Mb) | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| Sequencing method/platform | Illumina | Sanger/454 | Sanger | Sanger |
| Average GC content | 19% | 16% | 22% | 28% |
| Gene number | 13186 | 8062 | 26460 | 39642 |
| Gene density (genes/Mb) | 238 | 169 | 256 | 548 |
P. persalinus: Pseudocohnilembus persalinus; I. multifiliis: Ichthyophthirius multifiliis; T. thermophila: Tetrahymena thermophila; P. tetraurelia: Paramecium tetraurelia.