Table 1.
Genome statistics for core helminth species used to study intestinal functions.
| Statistic | Haemonchus contortus (Howe et al., 2017)* | Trichuris suis (Coghlan et al., 2019) | Ascaris suum (original) (Jex et al., 2011) | Ascaris suum (improved) (Wang et al., 2017) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genome size (Mb) | 283.4 | 63.8 | 272.8 | 298.0 |
| Coding genes | 19,430 | 9,831 | 18,542 | 16,778 |
| Contigs | 192 | 5,498 | 46,119 | 1,527 |
| Scaffolds | 7 | 306 | 29,831 | 415 |
| BUSCO completeness | 92.2% | 80.8% | 96.4% | 96.5% |
| N50 length (Mb) | 47.4 | 1.3 | 0.41 | 4.6 |
| N50 number | 3 | 16 | 179 | 21 |
*Improved version of published genome (Laing et al., 2013).