Abstract
We present new methods for the improvement of de novo genome assembly from erroneous long-reads incorporated into a straightforward tool called Raven (https://github.com/lbcb-sci/raven). Raven maintains similar performance for various genomes and has accuracy on par with other assemblers which support third-generation sequencing data. It is one of the fastest options while having the lowest memory consumption on the majority of benchmarked datasets.
Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
Footnotes
We have updated the assembly benchmark in the manuscript with additional human datasets covering different sequencing techniques, included newer versions of assemblers, and conducted additional assembly evaluation methods. We polished the manuscript, added missing references, emphasized best values in tables, and wrote a supplementary.
