Properties of Current Signals in Nanopore Sequencing

Abstract

Oxford Nanopore technologies brought new and revolutionary technology in the field of DNA sequencing. Their sequencing device measures changes in the electric current flowing through pores together with DNA. This work aims to describe differences between raw signals produced by various sequencing kits and sequencing flowcells while sequencing several different bacteria. Two datasets combining five different organisms, two sequencing kits, and two types of flowcells were used to analyze various statistical parameters that would be suitable for the description of current signals gathered from nanopores.