Table 2

Comparison of the sequence features of the picoeukaryotic scaffolds retrieved from the SSD

Number of scaffolds

Average length* (bp)

Length* of largest scaffold (Kbp)

Average distance between gap (bp)

Average AT content (%) (minimum-maximum)

All SSD

232,141

2,165

205.9

920

61.4 (16.4-99.2)

16S rRNA

558

3,942

76.1

1,103

59.9 (38.6-74.7)

18S rRNA

38

2,673

24.3

1,028

51.9 (32.5-71.1)

28S rRNA

41

1,760

4.3

880

50.5 (34.7-66.7)

EF1a

11

11,301

86.6

1,518

46 (33.7-67.2)

EF2

4

4,163

8.8

1,342

41.6 (38.5-44.6)

RPB1

30

1,724

2.7

862

61.9 (34.9-76.7)

actin

12

2,844

17.2

910

41.5 (30.1-60.3)

α-tubulin

13

1,986

6.7

864

48.6 (31.3-73.7)

β-tubulin

15

1,887

6.7

832

46.2 (30.5-73.7)

All nuclear

128

2,910

86.6

1,253

51.4 (30.1-76.7)

cox1

11

3,962

19.4

1,230

66.3 (58.6-70.5)

rbcL

4

4,173

11.3

2,033

64.7 (59.4-67.6)

*Excluding gaps.

Piganeau et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:R5   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-1-r5