We have sequenced a transcriptome of a species who does not have a sequenced genome, using 454 and our initial goal is to find a set of ESTs that represent genes. The 454 reads were assembled using Newbler 2.5 and the initial assembly gave ~26000 isotigs and 18,000. Contigs. After talking to the several people, I used CD-Hits program to combine the isotigs, contigs and singltons that were not assembled. After combining these sequences, I got ~4000 isotigs, ~17,000 contigs and ~30, 000 Singlton that were not assembled. Is this the correct way to do this? I couldn’t find any publication that has mentioned this method.
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NGS has revolutionized clinical microbiology by offering new ways to identify and surveil pathogens without prior knowledge of the target. One popular approach is 16S rRNA and ITS amplicon sequencing, which targets specific microbial markers. But studies are increasingly incorporating shotgun metagenomics, a technique that sequences all DNA from a sample without targeting specific microbial markers. This approach allows more detailed taxonomic classification,...10-30-2026, 06:46 AM