Table 2 Comparison of the main genomic features of several amoebas.

From: Investigation of potential pathogenicity of Willaertia magna by investigating the transfer of bacteria pathogenicity genes into its genome

Organisms

Genome size (Mb)

Predicted proteins

Annotated proteins

G + C%

Willaertia magna c2c maky

37

18,519

13,571

25%

Naegleria fowleri ATCC 30863

30

17,252

16,021

35%

Naegleria gruberi NEG-M

41

15,727

9,090

33%

Naegleria lovaniensis ATCC 30569

31

15,195

13,005

37%

Dictyostelium discoideum AX4

34

13,541

8,422

22%

Entamoeba histolytica strain HM-1: IMSS

21

8201

4076

24%

  1. Source of data: Naegleria fowleri7, Naegleria gruberi6, Naegleria lovaniensis8, Dictyostelium discoideum71 and Entamoeba histolytica72.
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