RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Preparation of next-generation DNA sequencing libraries from ultra-low amounts of input DNA: Application to single-molecule, real-time (SMRT) sequencing on the Pacific Biosciences RS II JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 003566 DO 10.1101/003566 A1 Castle Raley A1 David Munroe A1 Kristie Jones A1 Yu-Chih Tsai A1 Yan Guo A1 Bao Tran A1 Sujatha Gowda A1 Jennifer L. Troyer A1 Daniel R Soppet A1 Claudia Stewart A1 Robert Stephens A1 Jack Chen A1 TF Skelly A1 Cheryl Heiner A1 Jonas Korlach A1 Dwight Nissley YR 2014 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2014/03/25/003566.abstract AB We have developed and validated an amplification-free method for generating DNA sequencing libraries from very low amounts of input DNA (500 picograms – 20 nanograms) for singlemolecule sequencing on the Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) RS II sequencer. The common challenge of high input requirements for single-molecule sequencing is overcome by using a carrier DNA in conjunction with optimized sequencing preparation conditions and re-use of the MagBead-bound complex. Here we describe how this method can be used to produce sequencing yields comparable to those generated from standard input amounts, but by using 1000-fold less starting material.