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Long Read Support (beta)

The Long Read Support (beta) plugin provides a range of tools for working with long, error-prone reads, typically produced by PacBio or Oxford Nanopore sequencing technologies. Specifically, this plugin provides functionality for:

  • Correcting errors in long reads
  • Assembling long reads
  • Mapping long reads against a reference
  • Polishing contigs
  • RNA-seq analysis of long reads
  • Hybrid assembly of long and short reads

 

Figure 1. Screenshot of the tools added to the toolbox after installation of the plugin.

 

The tools delivered by this plugin use the minimap2 and racon open source software components, and can be used with equal ease on supported Windows, macOS and Linux systems.

Results can be further processed by other tools of the QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench, QIAGEN CLC Genomics Server and relevant plugins. For example, the initial contigs obtained by assembling error-prone, long reads may be further refined using tools delivered by the QIAGEN CLC Genome Finishing Module.

Long Read Support is a plugin for QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench. The functionality is also available for QIAGEN CLC Genomics Server using the Long Read Support Server plugin. Learn more about de novo assembly using long reads and short read polishing in this tutorial.

We welcome your feedback and suggestions. Please get in touch by emailing ts-bioinformatics@qiagen.com.

 

Known limitations and system requirements
  • These tools are optimized for working with long, error-prone reads and are not suitable for PacBio HiFi reads
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23.0.0 Beta v.1

QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench


 [23.0.5, 23.0.4, 23.0.3, 23.0.2, 23.0.1, 23.0]

22.0.2 Beta v.1

QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench


 [22.0.3, 22.0.2]

22.0.1 Beta v.1

QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench


 [22.0.1, 22.0]

21.1.1 Beta v.1

QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench


 [21.0.6, 21.0.5, 21.0.4, 21.0.3, 21.0.2, 21.0.1, 21.0]

20.0.0 Beta v.1

QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench


 [20.0.5, 20.0.4, 20.0.3, 20.0.2, 20.0.1, 20.0]
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23.0.0 Beta v.1

QIAGEN CLC Genomics Server


 [23.0.5, 23.0.4, 23.0.3, 23.0.2, 23.0.1, 23.0]

22.0.2 Beta v.1

QIAGEN CLC Genomics Server


 [22.0.3, 22.0.2]

22.0.1 Beta v.1

QIAGEN CLC Genomics Server


 [22.0.1, 22.0]

21.1.1 Beta v.1

QIAGEN CLC Genomics Server


 [21.0.6, 21.0.5, 21.0.4, 21.0.3, 21.0.2, 21.0.1, 21.0]

20.0.0 Beta v.1

QIAGEN CLC Genomics Server


 [20.0.5, 20.0.4, 20.0.3, 20.0.2, 20.0.1, 20.0]

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