Table 2

Breakdown of "Low signal strength" reads Reads from the preliminary "Low signal strength" failure mode category (310 reads) are further categorized into finer failure mode classifications. Failed reads from each unique clone are grouped together where possible (excluding reads that do not confirm presence of DNA on evaluation agarose gel) to determine mode of failure.

Groupings of failed reads
No. of occurrences
Process associated failures (No. of reads)
Template associated failures (No. of reads)
Failure mode

F1/F2/R1/R2
4
0
16
Low signal, 5' and 3' template characteristic
F1/F2/R1
1
1
2
1. Low signal, DNA lost during precipitation
2. Low signal, 5' template characteristic
F2/R1/R2
1
1
2
1. Low signal, DNA lost during precipitation
2. Low signal, 3' template characteristic
R1/R2
43
0
86
Low signal, 3' template characteristic
F1/F2
5
0
10
Low signal, 5' template characteristic
F1/R1
1
2
0
Low signal, DNA lost during precipitation
No available clone pairing (singleton)
44
44
0
Low signal, DNA lost during precipitation
No DNA in agarose gel
146
146
0
Low signal, no DNA

Yang et al. BMC Genomics 2005 6:2   doi:10.1186/1471-2164-6-2