Table 2.

Description of datasets analyzed in our benchmarking study

Datasets	NGS Platform	Sequencing Strategy	Read Length (bp)	Expected Coverage	Number of Raw Reads
RPE Cell Transcriptome	Ion Torrent Proton	SE	200	20X	22,266,648
RP WGS	Ion Torrent Proton	SE	150	15X	44,755,937
Osteomyelitic Exudate Transcriptome	Illumina HiSeq 2500	PE	100 × 2	40X	36,851,618
RP WES	Illumina HiSeq 2500	PE	100 × 2	75X	88,068,730

Table presents description of the four datasets used during benchmark analyses. M reads = million reads. RPE = retinal pigment epithelial. RP = retinitis pigmentosa. PE = paired end. SE = single end.