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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Henk DA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3281927 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20120217 2
Fungal genomes range in size from 2.3 Mb for the microsporidian Encephalitozoon intestinalis up to 8000 Mb for Entomophaga aulicae, with a mean genome size of 37 Mb. Basidiobolus, a common inhabitant of vertebrate guts, is distantly related to all other fungi, and is unique in possessing both EF-1α and EFL genes. Using DNA sequencing and a quantitative PCR approach, we estimated a haploid genome size for Basidiobolus at 350 Mb. However, based on allelic variation, the nuclear genome is at least ...[more]