TY - JOUR A1 - Marziali, Andre A1 - Willis, Thomas D. A1 - Federspiel, Nancy A. A1 - Davis, Ronald W. T1 - An Automated Sample Preparation System for Large-Scale DNA Sequencing Y1 - 1999/05/01 JF - Genome Research JO - Genome Research SP - 457 EP - 462 DO - 10.1101/gr.9.5.457 VL - 9 IS - 5 UR - http://genome.cshlp.org/content/9/5/457.abstract N2 - Recent advances in DNA sequencing technologies, both in the form of high lane-density gels and automated capillary systems, will lead to an increased requirement for sample preparation systems that operate at low cost and high throughput. As part of the development of a fully automated sequencing system, we have developed an automated subsystem capable of producing 10,000 sequence-ready ssDNA templates per day from libraries of M13 plaques at a cost of $0.29 per sample. This Front End has been in high throughput operation since June, 1997 and has produced > 400,000 high-quality DNA templates. ER -