Review Article

The A, C, G, and T of Genome Assembly

Table 3

Recent sequencing platforms: these platforms are relatively new and to date (Nov. 15, 2014) there is not enough information to incorporate them into Table 1.

PlatformCompanyBiotechnologyResource

GENIUSGenapSysProton sensing by pH and temperature change http://genapsys.com/

NanoTag sequencerGeniaElectric current change produced by nanotag released from incorporation of nucleotidehttp://geniachip.com/

GnuBIO platformGnuBIO system Oligo hexamers hybridization in microfluidicshttp://gnubio.com/

Lasergene3′-OH unblocked reversible terminatorhttp://lasergen.com/

NabsysHexamer oligonucleotides hybridization mapping through nanopore arrayshttp://nabsys.com/

MinION and GridION Oxford Nanopore Technologies Strand DNA or exonuclease cleaved nucleotides pass through nanopores change electric current flow rate https://nanoporetech.com/

Strato Genomics TechnologyConversion of DNA into Xpandomerhttp://stratosgenomics.com/

Lasergene, Nabsys, and Strato Genomics are working on newer platforms.