Table 3 Assembly metrics of this project compared with those of two large oak transcriptome sequencing projects
From: A comprehensive assessment of the transcriptome of cork oak (Quercus suber) through EST sequencing
| Â | Q. suber(this study) | Q. petraea/Q. robur[15] | Q. robur[16] |
|---|---|---|---|
Sequencing platform | 454 | 454 + Sanger | 454 + Illumina |
Libraries | 21 | 14 (454) + 20 (Sanger) | 16 (454) + 8 (Illumina) |
Total reads | 7,445,712 | 1,578,192 (454) + 145,827 (Sanger) | 821,534 (454) + 255,237,702 (Illumina) |
Contigs & single reads | 159,298 | 222,671 | 65,712 |
mean length | 148.5 | 235.8 | 1003 |