Assisted assembly how to improve a de novo genome assembly by using related species.docVIP

Open Access M d 2009GnerreetVoal.lumeetho10, Issue 8, Article R88 Assisted assembly: how to improve a de novo genome assembly by using related species Sante Gnerre*, Eric S Lander*, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh*? and David B Jaffe* Addresses: *Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA. ?Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Husarg.3, Uppsala 751 23, Sweden. Correspondence: Sante Gnerre. Email: sante@ Published: 27 August 2009 Received: 7 April 2009 Revised: 8 July 2009 Accepted: 27 August 2009 Genome Biology 200