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ArticleGigaByte (Hong Kong, China)2025

Efficiently constructing complete genomes with CycloneSEQ to fill gaps in bacterial draft assemblies.

Hewei Liang, Yuanqiang Zou, Mengmeng Wang, Tongyuan Hu, Haoyu Wang, Wenxin He, Yanmei Ju, Ruijin Guo, Junyi Chen, Fei Guo and 9 more

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Article in GigaByte (Hong Kong, China), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Hewei LiangBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4639-6314
Yuanqiang ZouShenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Detection and Intervention of Human Intestinal Microbiome, BGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Mengmeng WangBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6098-2253
Tongyuan HuBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Haoyu WangBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8236-3187
Wenxin HeBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Yanmei JuBGI Research, Wuhan 430074, China.
Ruijin GuoBGI Research, Wuhan 430074, China.
Junyi ChenBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Fei GuoBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Tao ZengBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Yuliang DongBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Yuning ZhangBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Bo WangState Key Laboratory of Genome and Multi-omics Technologies, BGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Chuanyu LiuBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Xin JinBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7554-4975
Wenwei ZhangBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Xun XuState Key Laboratory of Genome and Multi-omics Technologies, BGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5338-5173
Liang XiaoShenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Detection and Intervention of Human Intestinal Microbiome, BGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0836-4397

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current microbial sequencing relies on short-read platforms like Illumina and DNBSEQ, which are cost-effective and accurate but often produce fragmented draft genomes. Here, we used CycloneSEQ for long-read sequencing of ATCC BAA-835, producing long-reads with an average length of 11.6 kbp and an average quality score of 14.4. Hybrid assembly with short-reads data resulted in an error rate of only 0.04 mismatches and 0.08 indels per 100 kbp compared to the reference genome. This method, validated across nine species, successfully assembled complete circular genomes. Hybrid assembly significantly enhances genome completeness by using long-reads to fill gaps and accurately assembling multi-copy rRNA genes, unlike short-reads alone. Data subsampling showed that combining over 500 Mbp of short-read data with 100 Mbp of long-read data yields high-quality circular assemblies. CycloneSEQ long-reads improves the assembly of circular complete genomes from mixed microbial communities; however, its base quality needs improving. Integrating DNBSEQ short-reads improved accuracy, resulting in complete and accurate assemblies.

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