Table 1.

Reads mapped to A. marginale from three sequencing platforms

Platform	Strain	Total reads	A. marginale reads	% of reads mapped to A. marginale	Average matched read length
Roche 454	STM1	726,051	269,730	37.1	381.7
	FL2	1,018,447	326,440	32.0	396.5
Ion Torrent	STM	1,004,747	295,629	29.4	111.0
	FL	2,043,607	577,284	28.2	111.2
Illumina	STM	88,650,713	4,604,993	5.2	100
	FL	81,507,967	3,845,853	4.7	100

¹STM: St. Maries strain.

²FL: Florida strain.