Sequencing of the NS12911 (Venter) genome with mate-pair and linked-read WGS

We have conducted extensive sequencing on a well-characterized genome in order to aid development of new methodology for high-throughput sequencing analysis. Specifically, we have sequenced an extensive set of of Illumina libraries prepared from the NS12911 (Venter) genome: 2 kb, 5 kb, and 12 kb mate-pair libraries, and a 10X Genomics linked-read library (at 70x coverage). In combination with our previously-released short-insert Illumina data sets (200 bp and 350 bp inserts at 40x and 100x sequence coverage, respectively) and the existing Sanger sequencing experiments from this sample, our data can be used as a control/benchmark for new and existing tools for variant calling, haplotype phasing, and assembly.