Table 1 Summary of eccDNA analysis pipelines and supported experimental methods

From: Comparative analysis of methodologies for detecting extrachromosomal circular DNA

Pipeline (mode)

Published date

Supported experimental methods

Can identify chimeric eccDNA

eccDNA enrichment status

Read format

AmpliconArchitect8

2019

WGS-SR

Y

Non-enriched

Short-read

Circle-Map16

2019

Circle-Seq-SR 3SEP-SR

N

Enriched

Short-read

Circle_finder10 (bwa-mem-samblaster, microDNA.InOne.sh)

2020

ATAC-Seq-SR Circle-Seq-SR 3SEP-SR

N

Both

Short-read

ECCsplorer17

2022

Circle-Seq-SR 3SEP-SR

N

Enriched

Short-read

ecc_finder18 (asm, map)

2021

Circle-Seq-SR 3SEP-SR Circle-Seq-LR 3SEP-LR

Y

Enriched

Short-read Long-read

eccDNA_RCA_nanopore14

2021

Circle-Seq-LR 3SEP-LR

Y

Enriched

Long-read

NanoCircle7

2022

Circle-Seq-LR 3SEP-LR

Y

Enriched

Long-read

CReSIL9

2023

WGS-LR Circle-Seq-LR 3SEP-LR

Y

Both

Long-read