Improving draft assemblies by iterative mapping and assembly of short reads to eliminate gaps

Table 1 Assessment of closed gaps in the simulated assembly of Salmonella paratyphi

Introduced gap length (kb)	Fate of gaps
	Fraction closed with 100% identity	False rate^a
1	0.99 (145/147)	0 (0/145)
2	0.96 (136/142)	0.007 (1/137)
10	0.90 (102/113)	0.029(3/105)

^aThe false rate was determined by finding the number of misassemblies over number of closed gaps.

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