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Table 1 Access to NGS platforms as internal or external infrastructure

From: Proficiency testing for bacterial whole genome sequencing: an end-user survey of current capabilities, requirements and priorities

NGS Platform

Number having any access

Accessible internally

Accessible externally

Ion Torrent PGM

23

15

5

Ion Torrent Proton

6

2

3

GS Junior System (454)

9

5

4

Genome Sequencer FLX (454)

12

8

4

PacBio RS

8

3

5

PacBio RS II

7

3

4

HiScanSQ

3

0

2

HiSeq 1000

4

1

3

HISeq 1500

3

1

2

HiSeq 2000

9

2

7

HiSeq 2500

16

5

8

Genome Analyzer lIx

9

4

4

MiSeq Benchtop Sequencer

36

25

6

ABI SOLiD

6

0

5

other

1

0

1

Total

152

74

63