Minimal genome
Number of essential genes
The number of essential genes is different for each organism. In fact, each organism has a different number of essential genes, depending on which strain (or individual) is tested.

Minimal genome

Section Title: Number of essential genes
Table Section Text: The number of essential genes is different for each organism. In fact, each organism has a different number of essential genes, depending on which strain (or individual) is tested.

Organism	Essential Genes

Escherichia coli	1617

Bacillus subtiis	271

Haemophilus influenzae	642

Streptococcus pneumoniae	244

Mycoplasma genitalium	381

Vibrio cholerae	779

Staphylococcus aureus	653

Saccharomyces cerevisiae	1110

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Minimal genome claim M. genitalium consists of 381 essential genes.

final_sentence: Minimal genome claim M. genitalium consists of 381 essential genes.