Benchmarking second and third-generation sequencing platforms for microbial metagenomics

Abstract

Measurement(s) mock community • Metagenomic profiling Technology Type(s) Illumina HiSeq 3000 • ThermoFisher Ion Proton and GeneStudio S5 • MGI DNBseq G400 and T7 • Oxford Nanopore Sequencing • PacBio Sequel System • Genome mapping and assembly Sample Characteristic - Organism Synthetic microbial communities • Bacteria • Archaea