4WG_ACAS.NE
Acanthamoeba castellanii
The genome of <i>Acanthamoeba castellani</i> strain Neff is in the process of being sequenced by the Human Genome Sequencing Center at <a href="http://www.hgsc.bcm.tmc.edu/projects/microbial/microbial-detail.xsp?project_id=163">Baylor College of Medicine</a> in collaboration with Dalhouise University. The <i>A. castellani</i> genome size is estimated to be 45 Mb. As of July 31, 2006, the genome has been sequenced to 13.75x coverage and assembled into 52,916 contigs.