Table 2 Sequencing information for each assembly method (HiSeq with metaSPAdes, hybrid with metaSPAdes and combined HiSeq/MinION datasets, MinION with Canu).

From: MinION sequencing from sea ice cryoconites leads to de novo genome reconstruction from metagenomes

Assembly type

Sequencing data (Gbp)

Number of contigs

Average contig length (bp)

Number of contigs > 50,000 bp

Number of coding sequences classified by JGI

Total number of genes present

MAGs produced

HiSeq

22.9

2,197,534

1067

20

378,987

382,480

37

Hybrid

N/A

2,159,929

1163

48

397,048

400,814

44

MinION

1.2

3741

6734

36

48,475

49,539

4