Table 1 Summary of the comparison between the MITE digger and MITE hunter output

<= 800 bp

462

332

(Digger-Hunter)

MITE (<=800 bp, >10 copies)

239/462

332

287-301

CACTA

2/3

1

1-2

mhAT

47/102

49

48-60

5

1

mMariner/Stowaway

64/95

91

88-70

6

3

mMutator

58/134

78

70-76

7

8

mPIFHarbinger

68/128

85

80-93

5

<10 copies

223

>800 bp

75

False positive (retro, simple)

58/700 (8.3%)

6/332 (1.8%)

False negative

3/332 (0.9%)

Unclassified

15/700

22/332 (6.6%)

Compound/Fusion

26/700

Redundant

50/700

Missing%

=18/239 (7.5%)

=17/226 (7.5%)

Total

700

332