Table 3.
Comparison of full-length Blastocystis SSU rRNA gene sequences generated in this study by MinION sequencing to Illumina MiSeq sequences from the same sample and closest full-length match available on GenBank
| Specimen ID | Blastocystis subtype | Length of sequence generated by MinION in this study (GenBank accession number) | Similarity to Illumina MiSeq sequencea (%) | Similarity to closest match available in GenBank (sequence length, accession number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST1 | 1766 bp (MT898451) | 100 | 99.8 (1770 bp, U51151) |
| 2 | ST4 | 1772 bp (MT898452) | 100 | 100 (1730 bp, AY590114) |
| 3 | ST4 | 1773 bp (MT898453) | 100 | 99.9 (1730 bp, AY590114) |
| 4 | ST11 | 1762 bp (MT898454) | 100 | 99.9 (989 bp, GU256903) |
| 1763 bp (MT898455) | 100 | 98.6 (989 bp, GU256929) | ||
| 5 | ST10 | 1770 bp (MT898456) | 99.8 | 99.5 (1728 bp, KC148207) |
| 6 | ST10 | 1770 bp (MT898457) | 99.8 | 99.5 (1728 bp, KC148207) |
| ST14 | 1771 bp (MT898458) | 99.8 | 99.6 (1772 bp, KC148205) | |
| 7 | ST14 | 1771 bp (MT898459) | 99.8 | 99.7 (1772 bp, KC148205) |