Table 1. Genome statistics for Blastocystis ST1, ST4, and ST7.
| Genomic features | ST1 | ST4 | ST7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genome assembly size (Mb) | 16.5 | 12.9 | 18.8 |
| Scaffolds | 580 | 1,301 | 54 |
| GC content (%) | 54.6 | 39.6 | 45.2 |
| Number of protein-coding genes | 6,544 | 5,713 | 6,020 |
| Missing genes (%)—BUSCO | 14.6 | 16.7 | 20 |
| Average gene size (bp) | 1,760 | 1,386 | 1,296 |
| Genes/kb | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.32 |
| Genes with introns (%) | 94.6 | 92.7 | 84.6 |
| Average exons per gene | 6.45 | 5.06 | 4.58 |
| Mean length of introns (bp) | 50 | 33 | 50 |
| Mode length of introns (bp) | 30 (54%) | 30 (36%) | 30 (21%) |
| Number of introns | 35,412 | 24,093 | 18,200 |
| Average length of proteins (amino acids) | 499 | 416 | 359 |
| Number of forward genes | 3,261 | 2,815 | 3,005 |
| Number of reverse genes | 3,283 | 2,898 | 3,015 |
| Intergenic spacer size (bp) (average/median) | 615/224 | 664/307 | 1,687/546 |
| Exonic/intronic portions (%) | 59/10 | 55/6 | 34/5 |
| Number of overlapping genes | 0 | 95 | 5 |
Abbreviations: BUSCO, Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs; ST, subtype