Table 3.

Results using contig metrics for bounding read placement algorithm.

	Contig count			Contig N50			Contig bases
Species	Control	Bounded	Alternate	Control	Bounded	Alternate	Control	Bounded	Alternate
E. coli O157:H7	6	5	NA	2,315,032	4,484,293	NA	5,656,811	5,661,119	NA
S. enterica	6	6	NA	3,620,140	3,620,144	NA	4,813,438	4,813,442	NA
B. mallei	19	19	NA	424,003	424,003	NA	5,835,215	5,834,616	NA
I. multifiliis	4,273	4,273	5,765	12,070	12,070	11,444	37,616,884	37,616,884	47,976,992
E. coli K12	313	314	387	27,255	27,255	16,838	4,679,711	4,679,711	4,441,778
C. amycolatum	26	26	38	307,040	307,040	152,524	2,525,388	2,525,392	2,507,351

Performance of the same three algorithms described in Table 1. Contig count: number of contigs whose consensus is at least 2Kbp. Contig bases: sum of consensus lengths for contigs at least 2Kbp long.