Table 1

Sequence data obtained from three NGS platforms for the E.faecium strain.

NGS Platform

Number of Reads

Read Type

Average Read Length (bp)

Total Base (bp)

Estimated Coverage Depth

454

424,370

SR

212

89,966,440

~28 ×

GAIIx

21,525,592

PE

70

1,506,791,440

~500 ×

SOLiD

26,568,626

SR

50

1,328,431,300

~400 ×

Wang et al. BMC Systems Biology 2012 6(Suppl 3):S21   doi:10.1186/1752-0509-6-S3-S21