An analysis of the feasibility of short read sequencing.

Several methods for ultra high-throughput DNA sequencing are currently under investigation. Many of these methods yield very short blocks of sequence information (reads). Here we report on an analysis showing the level of genome sequencing possible as a function of read length. It is shown that re-s...

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Main Authors: Whiteford, N., Haslam, N., Weber, G., Prügel-Bennett, A., Essex, J.W., Roach, P.L., Bradley, M., Neylon, Cameron
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81475
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author Whiteford, N.
Haslam, N.
Weber, G.
Prügel-Bennett, A.
Essex, J.W.
Roach, P.L.
Bradley, M.
Neylon, Cameron
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Haslam, N.
Weber, G.
Prügel-Bennett, A.
Essex, J.W.
Roach, P.L.
Bradley, M.
Neylon, Cameron
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description Several methods for ultra high-throughput DNA sequencing are currently under investigation. Many of these methods yield very short blocks of sequence information (reads). Here we report on an analysis showing the level of genome sequencing possible as a function of read length. It is shown that re-sequencing and de novo sequencing of the majority of a bacterial genome is possible with read lengths of 20-30 nt, and that reads of 50 nt can provide reconstructed contigs (a contiguous fragment of sequence data) of 1000 nt and greater that cover 80% of human chromosome 1.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-814752020-11-09T03:42:13Z An analysis of the feasibility of short read sequencing. Whiteford, N. Haslam, N. Weber, G. Prügel-Bennett, A. Essex, J.W. Roach, P.L. Bradley, M. Neylon, Cameron Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 Feasibility Studies Genome, Bacterial Genome, Human Genome, Viral Genomics Humans Sequence Analysis, DNA Several methods for ultra high-throughput DNA sequencing are currently under investigation. Many of these methods yield very short blocks of sequence information (reads). Here we report on an analysis showing the level of genome sequencing possible as a function of read length. It is shown that re-sequencing and de novo sequencing of the majority of a bacterial genome is possible with read lengths of 20-30 nt, and that reads of 50 nt can provide reconstructed contigs (a contiguous fragment of sequence data) of 1000 nt and greater that cover 80% of human chromosome 1. 2005 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81475 10.1093/nar/gni170 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Oxford University Press fulltext
spellingShingle Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
Feasibility Studies
Genome, Bacterial
Genome, Human
Genome, Viral
Genomics
Humans
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Whiteford, N.
Haslam, N.
Weber, G.
Prügel-Bennett, A.
Essex, J.W.
Roach, P.L.
Bradley, M.
Neylon, Cameron
An analysis of the feasibility of short read sequencing.
title An analysis of the feasibility of short read sequencing.
title_full An analysis of the feasibility of short read sequencing.
title_fullStr An analysis of the feasibility of short read sequencing.
title_full_unstemmed An analysis of the feasibility of short read sequencing.
title_short An analysis of the feasibility of short read sequencing.
title_sort analysis of the feasibility of short read sequencing.
topic Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
Feasibility Studies
Genome, Bacterial
Genome, Human
Genome, Viral
Genomics
Humans
Sequence Analysis, DNA
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81475