Table 1. Sequence throughput obtained with the three UHTS platforms analyzed.

Sequencing technology	Reads	Count	Discarded reads	Average length of a read (nt)	Bases	Trimmed bases
Roche 454 (1/8)	Total (raw)	99,317		318	31,615,489
	After trimming	99,317	0.00%	232	23,010,105	27.2%
	After trimming (>20 nt)	98,975	0.34%	232	23,005,448	27.2%
Illumina GA (1 lane)	Total (raw)	4,611,113		34	156,777,842
	After trimming	4,610,388	0.02%	30	137,405,021	12.4%
	After trimming (>20 nt)	4,245,639	7.9%	31	132,052,133	15.8%
ABI SOLiD (1 quad)	Total (raw)	17,287,756		50	862,377,074
	After trimming	17,287,610	0.00%	31	534,615,489	38.0%
	After trimming (>201 nt)	13,597,456	21.3%	36	487,053,627	43.5%