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Table 4 Species distribution of Eukaryotic validated orphans

From: A survey of orphan enzyme activities

Species

No. of Orphans

Organism

No. of Orphans

Acrocylindrium sp.

1

Nectria haem atococca/Fusarium solani f.sp. Phaseoli

1

Arachis hypogaea

2

Neurospora (subspecies undefined)

1

ASparagus officinalis

1

Neurospora crassa

1

Aspergillus niger

2

Ochromonas malhamensis

1

Avena coleoptiles

1

Ovis aries

2

Bauhenia monandra

1

Pea sativum var. Alaska

1

Bostaurus

3

Penicillium atrovenetum

1

Capra hircus

1

Penicillium chrysogenum

1

Catharanthus roseus

1

Penicillium patulum

1

Cavia porcellus

3

Phaseolus aureus

3

Chlorella

1

Phaseolus radiatus

1

Chrysosplenium americanum

1

Pisum sativum (variety unspecified)

1

Cichorium endivia

1

Pycnoporus coccineus

1

Citrus (subspecies undefined)

1

Raphanus sativus

1

Corydalis cava

1

Rat (subspecies undefined)

18

Cucurbita maxima

1

Rat Sprague-Dawley

5

Daucus carota

1

Rhodotorula glutinis

2

Entamoeba histolytica

1

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

5

Euglena gracilis

1

Saccharum officinarum

1

Flaveria spp.

1

Secale cereale

1

Fundulus heteroclitus

1

Sesamum indicum

1

Gallus gallus

1

Several

1

Homo sapiens

5

Sorghum bicolor

2

Hordeum (species undefined)

1

Spinacia

1

Hordeum vulgare subsp. Vulgare

2

Spinacia oleracea

1

Lasallia pustulata

1

Sus scrofa

7

Lilium longiflorum

1

Tecoma stans

1

Lupinus albus

1

Thea sinensis

1

Lycopersicon esculentum

2

Trypanosoma brucei brucei

1

Macaca mulatta

1

Tulipa cv. Apeldoorn

1

Mentha piperita

1

Unknown

1

Mesocricetus auratus

1

Yeast (species undefined)

4

Mold

1

Zea mays

2

Mouse (species undefined)

3

  
  1. The total number of orphans is greater than the number of activities because a given activity may be present in more than one species. The exact species of some orphans can be unclear or unstated, in which case these are classified under a generic term ("mold", "mouse", "unknown", etc). The total number of orphans is greater than the number of activities because a given activity may be present in more than one species. The exact species of some orphans can be unclear or unstated, in which case these are classified under a generic term ("mold", "mouse", "unknown", etc).