Table 1 Comparison of different short read sequencing technologies. Comparison of existing short read sequencing technologies in terms of throughput and read length.
Company | Machine | Throughput (per run) | Read length (base) |
|---|---|---|---|
454 | GS FLX | 100 M bases/7 hours | 100 or more |
Helicos | HeliScope | 2 G bases/day | around 25 |
Applied Biosystems | SOLiD | 4 G bases | 25 – 30 |
Solexa | Illumina Genome Analyzer | 2 G bases/2 days | 25 – 30 |