Table 1.

Initial datasets after downsampling (matching reads only)

Technology	E. coli strain	Number of reads	Coverage	Mean read length [bp]	Longest read [bp]
ONT (R9.4, 1D)	DH5α	22 000	50×	10 508	136 180
Illumina HiSeq	DH5α	11 763 308	320×	125	125
PacBio (RS II P6C4)	MG1655	26 300	50×	8899	42 279
Illumina GAIIx	MG1655	14 750 994	320×	101	102