ABySS

ABySS is a tool for de novo genome assembly using short read data. It implements a distributed representation of de Bruijn graphs, which enable parallel computation of the assembly algorithm. ABySS stands for Assembly By Short Sequencing.

Topic

Sequence assembly

Detail

  • Operation: Sequence assembly;De-novo assembly

  • Software interface: Command-line user interface

  • Language: C++

  • License: GPLv3

  • Cost: Free

  • Version name: 2.1.5

  • Credit: -

  • Input: -

  • Output: -

  • Contact: sjackman@gmail.com;sjackman@gmail.com

  • Collection: -

  • Maturity: final

Publications

  • ABySS: a parallel assembler for short read sequence data.
  • Simpson JT, et al. ABySS: a parallel assembler for short read sequence data. ABySS: a parallel assembler for short read sequence data. 2009; 19:1117-23. doi: 10.1101/gr.089532.108
  • https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.089532.108
  • PMID: 19251739
  • PMC: PMC2694472

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