How much coverage for extract_sequences

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MECAT: an ultra-fast mapping, error correction and de novo assembly tool for single-molecule sequencing reads

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How much coverage for extract_sequences #33

Open mictadlo opened 6 years ago

mictadlo commented 6 years ago

Hi, Should always 25X be provided to MECAT or is there a rule to identify the optimal coverage?

Thank you in advance.

Michal

xiaochuanle commented 6 years ago

@mictadlo In theory, 25X is enough for the genome assembly, but if the 25X is not good enough in a special case, you can increase the coverage number, thanks for using mecat