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| Title |
Metassembler: merging and optimizing de novo genome assemblies
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Genome Biology, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13059-015-0764-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alejandro Hernandez Wences, Michael C. Schatz |
| Abstract |
Genome assembly projects typically run multiple algorithms in an attempt to find the single best assembly, although those assemblies often have complementary, if untapped, strengths and weaknesses. We present our metassembler algorithm that merges multiple assemblies of a genome into a single superior sequence. We apply it to the four genomes from the Assemblathon competitions and show it consistently and substantially improves the contiguity and quality of each assembly. We also develop guidelines for meta-assembly by systematically evaluating 120 permutations of merging the top 5 assemblies of the first Assemblathon competition. The software is open-source at http://metassembler.sourceforge.net . |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 50 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 12% |
| Germany | 3 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 6% |
| Spain | 2 | 4% |
| France | 2 | 4% |
| Canada | 2 | 4% |
| Norway | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 14 | 28% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 38 | 76% |
| Members of the public | 11 | 22% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 248 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Norway | 2 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 7 | 3% |
| Unknown | 227 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 80 | 32% |
| Researcher | 58 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 4% |
| Other | 34 | 14% |
| Unknown | 23 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 130 | 52% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 56 | 23% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 2% |
| Chemical Engineering | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 12 | 5% |
| Unknown | 28 | 11% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 26. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 September 2023.
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