Table 1

Distribution of trp gene appearances on scaffolds and contigs in the Sargasso metagenome

Gene
Total number of copies*
With other trp genes†
Alone‡

trpE
663
277
386
trpG
826
396
430
trpD
426
278
148
trpC
382
153
229
trpF
378
235
143
trpB
892
408
484
trpA
442
215
227

4,009
879
2,047

* Total number of copies, number of occurrences of the gene in the Sargasso Sea metagenome. † With other trp genes, number of occurrences on scaffolds and contigs containing more than one trp gene. ‡ Alone, number of occurrences on scaffolds and contigs with no other trp genes

Kagan et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:R20   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-1-r20