It's easy to start using our sequencing services. First, we'll send you a barcoded label and instructions for preparing your sample for shipment. Once your sample arrives, it is entered into our LIMS system for tracking. (The barcode ensures complete traceability throughout the 454 Sequencing process.) Before, during and after the sequencing is completed, our technical support team is available to work with you.
Bacteria
Whole genome shotgun sequencing for de novo assembly or mapping. High quality draft assembly in weeks with paired end reads for scaffolding of contigs. 454 Sequencing technology has been extensively proven with microrganisms using multiple species.
Viruses
Whole genome sequencing on viral isolates or Ultra Deep Sequencing™ process on mixed viral populations.
Fungi
Large fungal genome sequencing, cost-effective with the ultra-high throughput capabilities of 454 Sequencing process.
Large eukaryotic genomes
Sequencing of large organism genomes, previously unapproachable due to prohibitive cost and throughput limitations.
PCR amplicons
Sequencing of short PCR amplicons in a massively parallel fashion to uncover rare mutations. With 454 Sequencing technology each molecule/ amplicon within the mixture is sequenced individually allowing for the identification of rare variants and the assignment of haplotype information over the full sequenced length.
Amplified tag sequencing (SAGE™, microRNA, ChIP pulldown, etc.)
Sequencing of large pools of tag sequences to very high coverage. Through massive parallelization, the level of over-sampling allows frequency identification to very high accuracy.
Environmental sequencing (Metagenomic samples)
Sequence and perform diversity analysis of complex metagenomic samples. The strains in a mixture, if known, will be precisely identified.
Population biology
Screen differences between DNA in diseased and normal genomes or within species using 454 Sequencing technology.
cDNA
cDNA sequencing for de novo assembly of the transcriptome or mapping to a scaffold genome for gene discovery.
BAC clones or pools
De novo sequencing and assembly of your individual BACs or pool BACs to map it to a particular region of the genome.
