Table 2.
Comparison of average sensitivity for various contig assembly tools
| Tool | Closest reference | Top 10 | Top 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAR (PROmer) | 62.71 (67.50) | 49.87 (56.25) | 37.33 (32.25) |
| SIS (PROmer) | 60.82 (67.50) | 48.53 (54.55) | 36.14 (30.40) |
| Mauve Aligner | 60.19 (65.22) | 46.40 (46.88) | 32.86 (22.47) |
| r2cat | 61.64 (78.13) | 43.56 (38.52) | 30.01 (20.51) |
| CAR (NUCmer) | 57.04 (73.68) | 43.38 (39.01) | 28.19 (7.41) |
| SIS (NUCmer) | 55.41 (72.73) | 42.70 (36.67) | 27.56 (6.40) |
| OSLay | 48.38 (62.50) | 34.43 (12.90) | 21.18 (0.60) |
| fillScaffolds (NUCmer) | 49.04 (56.41) | 34.23 (21.83) | 21.36 (4.53) |
| fillScaffolds (PROmer) | 45.19 (50.00) | 33.18 (25.93) | 21.76 (8.75) |
| CONTIGuator | 45.66 (50.00) | 31.53 (15.43) | 19.29 (0.68) |
| Projector2 | 42.58 (40.17) | 29.18 (20.49) | 18.63 (5.00) |
| ABACAS | 33.42 (28.57) | 23.64 (0.38) | 13.01 (0.00) |
This table is sorted in descending order according to the average values shown in the “Top 10” column, where the values in parentheses are medians.