Comparative analysis of trichomonad genome sizes and karyotypes

Abstract

We found that each species has a characteristic karyotype with a stable and haploid number of chromosomes. Relatively large genome sizes were found in all the tested species, although over a rather broad range (86-177 Mb).

The largest genomes were typica

Keywords

• Trichomonas
• genome size
• cell size
• C-value
• karyotype
• subunit ribosomal-rna
• tritrichomonas-fetus
• vaginalis
• sequence
• dna
• empyema
• tenax
• trichonympha
• parabasalia
• morphology