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Data from: Nonspecific PCR amplification by high-fidelity polymerases: implications for next-generation sequencing of AFLP markers.

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Brelsford, Alan; Collin, Hélène; Perrin, Nicolas; Fumagalli, Luca (2011). Data from: Nonspecific PCR amplification by high-fidelity polymerases: implications for next-generation sequencing of AFLP markers. [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.1hg75

Abstract

High-fidelity “proofreading” polymerases are often used in library construction for next-generation sequencing projects, in an effort to minimize errors in the resulting sequence data. The increased template fidelity of these polymerases can come at the cost of reduced template specificity, and library preparation methods based on the AFLP technique may be particularly susceptible. Here, we compare AFLP profiles generated with standard Taq and two versions of a high-fidelity polymerase. We find that Taq produces fewer and brighter peaks than high-fidelity polymerase, suggesting that Taq performs better at selectively amplifying templates that exactly match the primer sequences. Because the higher accuracy of proofreading polymerases remains important for sequencing applications, we suggest that it may be more effective to use alternative library preparation methods.

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