Table 1Comparison of several high-throughput sequencing methodsMethodRead lengthAccuracy(single readnot consensus)Reads per runTimeper runCost per1 million bases(in US$)AdvantagesDisadvantagesPyrosequencing(454)700 bp99.9%1 million24 h$Long read size.FastRuns areexpensive.HomopolymererrorsSequencing bysynthesis(Illumina)MiniSeq, NextSeq,75–300 bp;MiSeq, 50–600 bp;HiSeq 2500, 50–500 bp;HiSeq 3/4000,50–300 bp; HiSeq X,300 bp99.9% (Phred30) MiniSeq/MiSeq, 1–million;NextSeq, 130-400million;HiSeq 2500,300 million–2billion; HiSeq3/4000, 2.5 billion;HiSeq X, 3 billion1–11 days,dependinguponsequencerandspecifiedreadlength$0.05–0.Potential for highsequenceyield,dependinguponsequencermodel anddesiredapplicationEquipment canbe veryexpensive.Requires highconcentrationsof DNASequencing byligation(SOLiDsequencing)50 + 35 or 50 + 50 bp99.9%1.2–1.4 billion1–2 weeks $0.Low cost per base Slower than othermethods.Has issuessequencingpalindromicsequencesNanoporesequencingDependent on library prep,not the device,so user chooses readlength (up to 500 kbreported)~92–97% single read(up to 99.96%consensus)Dependent on readlengthselected by userDatastreamedin realtime.Choose1 min to48 h$500–999 per flowcell, base cost-dependenton exptVery long reads,portable (palmsized)Lowerthroughputthan othermachines,single readaccuracy in 90 sTable source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_sequencing4 Keyi Long et al.