Table 3. Basic assembly metrics (real 454 reads).

	CAP3	MIRA	Newbler	Oases
Number of contigs*	50'381	76'126	14'633	16'862
Total bases	22'062'745	31'495'153	11'728'579	9'020'336
Number of contigs (> = 1 kbp)	2'106	2'964	3'365	2'261
Total bases (in contigs > = 1 kbp)	2'963'339	4'188'919	6'007'896	3'890'312
Max contig length	4'859	3'958	8'611	8'461
Mean contig length	437	413	801	534
Median contig length	364	337	565	300
N50	458	456	1'025	837
Time taken	1731 min	816 min	790 min	8 min**

*Only contigs >100 bp.

**Summed time for velveth, velvetg, and Oases.