"Illumina sequencing platform";MiSeq;"HiSeq 2500*";"HiSeq 3000*";"HiSeq 4000*";"NextSeq 1000 and 2000";"NovaSeq 6000" Specifications "Maximum read length (pair ended)";"2 x 300";"2 x 250";"2 x 150";"2 x 150";"2 x 150";"2 x 250" "Maximum reads per run (single reads)";"25 million";"600 million";"2.5 billion";"5 billion";"1.1 billion";"20 billion" "Flow Cell output";"15 Gb";"300 Gb";"750 Gb";"1.5 Tb";"330 Gb";"6 Tb" "Method suitability" Metabarcoding;+++;+++;+;+;+;++ "Target Capture";+;+;+;+++;+;+++ "Shotgun sequencing";+;++;+++;+++;++;+++ "Genome skimming";+;++;+++;+++;++;+++ "Organellar sequencing (plastids)";+;++;+++;+++;++;++ "Transcriptomics:gene targeted";+++;+++;+;+;+;++ Transcriptomics:;+;+;++;++;++;+++ "total RNA/mRNA seq"