Table 1.
MRO Genome Characteristics of Blastocystis sp. Subtypes 1–4 and 6–9
| Genome Characteristics | ST 1 | ST 2 | ST 3 | ST 3 | ST 3 | ST 4 | ST 4 | ST 6 | ST 7 | ST8 | ST9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NandII | Flemming | DMP/08-326 | DMP/08-1043 | DMP/IH:478 | DMP/02-328 | DMP/10-212 | SSI:754 | B | DMP/08-128 | F5323 | |
| GenBank Accession number | EF494740 | KU900235 | HQ909886 | HQ909887 | HQ909888 | EF494739 | KU900236 | KU900237 | CU914152 | KU900238 | KU900239 |
| Genome size (bp) | 28,385 | 28,305 | 28,243 | 28,268 | 28,242 | 27,718 | 27,817 | 28,806 | 29,270 | 27,958 | 28,788 |
| Coding density (%)a | 77.5 | 78.0 | 77.5 | 77.6 | 77.7 | 77.1 | 77.4 | 77.0 | 77.1 | 77.0 | 77.3 |
| Intergenic spacer (IGS) content (%) | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Sum of IGS sizes (bp) | 1,165 | 1,044 | 1,081 | 1,102 | 1,160 | 964 | 996 | 1,167 | 1,399 | 1,043 | 1,179 |
| Average size of IGS (bp) | 33.3 | 30.7 | 30.0 | 30.6 | 33.1 | 36.1 | 28.5 | 35.3 | 37.8 | 29.8 | 38.0 |
| Overlapped genes | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| G + C content (%) | 19.9 | 19.7 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 22.7 | 18.8 |
aIncludes rps4 and orf160.