Table 2 Genome statistics for N. fowleri strains V212, 986, 30863, and N. gruberi strain NEG-M

Total genome size

27.7 Mbp

27.5 Mbp

29.62 Mbp

41.0 Mbp

GC content

36%

36%

35%

33%

Number of genes

12,677

11,599

11,499

15,708

Average gene length

1785 bp

1955 bp

1984 bp

1677 bp

Exons/gene

2

2

2

1.7

Average exon length

777 bp

849 bp

825 bp

894 bp

% coding

71.35%

73.01%

70.79%

57.80%

Average intron length

126 bp

138 bp

144 bp

203 bp