Table 2. Assembly quality metrics for the sequenced L. monocytogenes genomes.

	MF4245	MF3949	MF4077	MF5369	MF5377
No. of paired-end sequences	1 552 015	345 697	1 080 312	1 370 819	1 267 740
Assembly size (bp)	3 009 817	3 009 206	3 009 599	3 008 780	3 009 089
N50	579 563	251 267	438 935	579 519	578 797
Assembled coverage (average)	113×	29×	53×	98×	118×
Contig number a	14	21	14	14	16
GC content	37.83%	37.83%	37.82%	37.83%	37.82%
No. of Genes	3 035	3 034	3 033	3 032	3 031
No. of CDS	2 951	2 949	2 967	2 950	2 949
No. of pseudogenes	19	23	19	23	21
No. of rRNAs (5S, 16S, 23S)	4, 1, 3	4, 1, 2	4, 1, 2	2, 1, 1	1, 2, 3
No. of tRNAs	56	54	54	54	54

^a Only contigs with size >500 bp and with coverage >24 were included.