[Retracted] A Comprehensive Review of Performance of Next-Generation Sequencing Platforms

Table 1

A comparison of Illumina benchtop sequencers [29].

Methods/applications	iSeq 100	MiniSeq	MiSeq series	NextSeq 550 series	Next Seq 1000 & 2000
Ideal for	Every size lab	TG sequencing	Long read applications	Exome and transcriptome sequencing	miRNA and sRNA analysis
Major applications	sWGS (microbes) and TGS	iSeq 100+TG EP and 16S MS	iSeq 100+16S MGS	iSeq 100+TCS	sWGS (microbes), ES, SC profiling, TS, miRNA, and sRNA analysis
Max. data quality
Run time	9.5–19 h	4–24 hours	4–55 hours	12–30 hours	11-48 hours
Maximum output	1.2 Gb	7.5 Gb	15 Gb	120 Gb	330 Gb
Maximum reads per run	4 million	25 million	25 million	400 million	1.1 billion
Maximum read length