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Application brief — Metagenomic sequencing with HiFi reads

Highly accurate long reads — HiFi reads — are the new benchmark for full-length 16S, metagenome profiling, and metagenome assembly. Determine community composition at the species or strain level with competitively priced full-length 16S sequencing. Generate hundreds of high-quality (HQ) metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs), many of which are circular single contigs. Profile metagenomes efficiently and cost-effectively with an average of eight full-length genes in every HiFi read. Leverage epigenomic data to associate contigs and plasmids from closely related strains.

Application brief — Microbial genomics at scale with PacBio HiFi sequencing

Microbial genomics with PacBio long-read HiFi sequencing is accurate, scalable, and cost effective. Automated end-to-end workflows from extraction to analysis and optimized kits drive greater throughput for HiFi microbial sequencing at lower cost including microbial whole genome sequencing, full-length 16s/ITS sequencing, viral sequencing and shotgun metagenome sequencing.

Application brief — Microbial whole genome sequencing

Make reference-quality genomes your new standard practice with highly accurate long reads—HiFi reads—and the PacBio end-to-end workflow. Generate closed chromosomes and plasmids. Identify ever-evolving genes associated with toxicity, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance. Precisely identify strains, serotypes, and plasmids to help track pathogen outbreaks in human, plant, and animal species, through food systems, hospitals, and communities. More comprehensively characterize microbes to facilitate scientific breakthroughs and discovery
  |  2026

Cancer brochure

Understanding the complexity of cancer genomes requires methods that can reveal the full breadth of cancer genomic variation, from SNVs and indels to structural variants (SVs), copy number variants (CNVs), and differential methylation. HiFi long-read sequencing allows cancer researchers to characterize the complete spectrum of somatic and germline variation, including SVs and methylation, yielding a clearer view of cancer biology and helping to identify new therapeutic targets and inform clinical decision making.

Application note — Comprehensive genotyping with the PureTarget repeat expansion panel and HiFi sequencing

Powered by the exceptional accuracy of HiFi sequencing and the Tandem Repeat Genotyping Tool (TRGT), the PacBio® PureTarget™ repeat expansion panel offers more comprehensive genotyping for 20 of the most important repeat expansions for human health. This application note demonstrates the performance of the PureTarget repeat expansion panel, and presents the PureTarget panel as a scalable, more comprehensive solution for profiling repeat expansions, compared to legacy genotyping and next-generation sequencing methods.

Application note – CiFi Long-read multi contact 3C for chromosome scale assemblies using PacBio HiFi reads

Comprehensive genome sequencing data integrated with chromatin interaction information is crucial for complete, chromosome-scale genome assembly. CiFi (pronounced “Sci-Fi”) is a new application developed by the sequencing community that integrates chromatin conformation capture (3C) with PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing to generate highly accurate, multi-contact reads.
  |  2026

Brochure — Plant + animal applied markets

PacBio® provides cutting-edge sequencing that allows scientists to unlock the genetic diversity of all species on earth. These tools can fuel discoveries in agriculture, biodiversity, and environmental health, and build toward a sustainable future.
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