Table 1.
Comparative Analysis of Cryptosporidium Genomes
| C. tyzzeri | C. hominis | C. parvum | C. muris | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genome size (Mb) | 9,015,713 | 9,059,225 | 9,102,324 | 9,245,251 |
| Number of scaffolds | 11 | 53 | 8 | 84 |
| GC content (%) | 30.25 | 30.13 | 30.22 | 28.47 |
| Percent coding (%) | 77.96 | 81.86 | 81.09 | 75.23 |
| Gene density (genes per 100 Kb) | 44.13 | 43.59 | 43.31 | 42.55 |
| Total predicted protein encoding genes | 3,977 | 3,949 | 3,941 | 3,934 |
| Genes with introns (%) | 15.31 | 14.84 | 14.59 | 20.36 |
| Average gene length (bp) | 1,736 | 1,852 | 1,834 | 1,747 |
| Predicted proteins with: | ||||
| signal peptide | 698 | 678 | 716 | 603 |
| transmembrane domain | 865 | 851 | 870 | 836 |
| functional domain (interpro) | 2,315 | 2,317 | 2,311 | 2,428 |
| EC number | 918 | 915 | 908 | 945 |
| In comparison to C. tyzzeri: | ||||
| % genome aligned with >75% identity | - | 99.2 | 99 | 7.2 |
| Total SNPs within aligned region | - | 223,396 | 181,187 | 18,054 |