Core genome components and lineage specific expansions in malaria parasites Plasmodium

BMC Genomics

Table 1 The core genome components and lineage specific genes in six Plasmodium species. The inter-genomic search yielded a core genome comprised of 3,351 orthologous proteins

Strains	No. Genes in genome	% core in genome	No. Families with LSE		No. LSE genes	% LSEs in genome
Lineage-unique	Typical LSE
P. berghei	12,235	27.39	111	323	960	7.84
P. chabaudi	15,007	22.33	176	379	1342	8.94
P. falciparum	5,460	61.37	36	13	510	9.34
P. knowlesi	5,110	65.57	12	14	293	5.73
P. vivax	5,432	61.69	45	21	488	8.98
P. yoelii yoelii	7,861	42.63	62	65	553	7.03

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