[mira_talk] Re: large number of contigs

  • From: John Nash <john.he.nash@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "mira_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mira_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:43:39 -0400

17-fold coverage for 454 is way too low. Try 40-fold. 

On 2012-10-31, at 3:20 PM, "Bahr, Sarah" <sarah-bahr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am finding that every time I attempt to assemble my genome I am getting a 
> large number of contigs. Any advice on what may be the issue?
> 
> Thanks,
> Sarah
> 
> Localtime: Wed Oct 31 10:18:12 2012
> 
> Assembly information:
> =====================
> 
> Num. reads assembled: 281466
> Num. singlets: 0
> 
> 
> Coverage assessment (calculated from contigs >= 5000):
> =========================================================
>   Avg. total coverage: 17.43
>   Avg. coverage per sequencing technology
> Sanger:
> 0.00
> 454:
> 17.78
> IonTor:
> 0.00
> PcBioHQ:
> 0.00
> PcBioLQ:
> 0.00
> Text:
> 0.00
> Solexa:
> 0.00
> Solid:
> 0.00
> 
> 
> Large contigs (makes less sense for EST assemblies):
> ====================================================
> With Contig size
> >= 500
> AND (Total avg. Cov
> >= 6
>     OR Cov(san)
> >= 0
>     OR Cov(454)
> >= 6
>     OR Cov(ion)
> >= 0
>     OR Cov(pbh)
> >= 0
>     OR Cov(pbl)
> >= 0
>     OR Cov(txt)
> >= 0
>     OR Cov(sxa)
> >= 0
>     OR Cov(sid)
> >= 0
>    )
> 
>   Length assessment:
>   ------------------
>   Number of contigs:  703
>   Total consensus:  9852494
>   Largest contig:  108574
>   N50 contig size:  25927
>   N90 contig size:  7074
>   N95 contig size:  4188
> 
>   Coverage assessment:
>   --------------------
>   Max coverage (total):
> 137
>   Max coverage per sequencing technology
> Sanger:
> 0
> 454:
> 137
> IonTor:
> 0
> PcBioHQ:
> 0
> PcBioLQ:
> 0
> Text:
> 0
> Solexa:
> 0
> Solid:
> 0
> 
>   Quality assessment:
>   -------------------
>   Average consensus quality:
> 81
>   Consensus bases with IUPAC:
> 341 (you might want to check these)
>   Strong unresolved repeat positions (SRMc):
> 0 (excellent)
>   Weak unresolved repeat positions (WRMc):
> 0 (excellent)
>   Sequencing Type Mismatch Unsolved (STMU):
> 0 (excellent)
>   Contigs having only reads wo qual:
> 0 (excellent)
>   Contigs with reads wo qual values:
> 0 (excellent)
> 
> 
> All contigs:
> ============
>   Length assessment:
>   ------------------
>   Number of contigs:  829
>   Total consensus:  9966183
>   Largest contig:  108574
>   N50 contig size:  25581
>   N90 contig size:  6649
>   N95 contig size:  3580
> 
>   Coverage assessment:
>   --------------------
>   Max coverage (total):
> 137
>   Max coverage per sequencing technology
> Sanger:
> 0
> 454:
> 137
> IonTor:
> 0
> PcBioHQ:
> 0
> PcBioLQ:
> 0
> Text:
> 0
> Solexa:
> 0
> Solid:
> 0
> 
>   Quality assessment:
>   -------------------
>   Average consensus quality:
> 80
>   Consensus bases with IUPAC:
> 377 (you might want to check these)
>   Strong unresolved repeat positions (SRMc):
> 0 (excellent)
>   Weak unresolved repeat positions (WRMc):
> 0 (excellent)
>   Sequencing Type Mismatch Unsolved (STMU):
> 0 (excellent)
>   Contigs having only reads wo qual:
> 0 (excellent)
>   Contigs with reads wo qual values:
> 0 (excellent)

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