Fig. 2

Read cloud deconvolution improves metagenomic assembly compared to raw SLR data. We compared assemblies built from raw linked reads (no deconvolution) to assemblies built from reads deconvolved using two methods: reference deconvolution, which maps reads to reference genomes, and deconvolution using Ariadne. Top row: The NA50 of assemblies for each species in each sample between deconvolved reads and raw reads. Larger numbers indicate better performance. Middle row: The largest alignment of assemblies for each species in each sample between deconvolved reads and raw reads. Larger numbers indicate better performance. Bottom row: The proportion of misassembled bases \(p_{miss}\) is the number of bases in misassembled contigs over the total number of assembled bases