Our Library Prep Kit for myBaits provides a robust solution for pairing with almost any myBaits Custom DNA-Seq kit project, as it can tolerate a wide range of input quantities and qualities of dsDNA samples.

If you prefer to use a different library prep system, then myBaits is compatible with a wide range of PCR-amplified and amplifiable NGS libraries, including Illumina TruSeq® -style, Illumina Nextera® Flex-style, Ion Torrent, or other libraries with universal adapter priming sites. It is NOT recommended to use myBaits with PCR-free libraries. Additionally, myBaits are incompatible with libraries made using original Nextera or Nextera XT library preparation kits, or any library type containing biotin. Dual-indexed libraries are strongly recommended to reduce the hazard of mis-indexing induced by PCR jumping events. The applicable myBaits manual provides detailed protocol instructions for enriching libraries for sequencing on short- and/or long-read platforms (e.g. PacBio® or Oxford Nanopore Technologies®).

If you are using a never-before-tried library prep protocol to pair with your myBaits kit, we recommend that you first perform some total library (shotgun) sequencing before doing myBaits enrichment. This is important in order to verify that your chosen library prep protocol/kit generates libraries of sufficient complexity and minimal bias in your hands, otherwise you may experience poor target capture results. High quality libraries are absolutely essential for achieving a successful target capture project.

Provided below are a list of companies that sell NGS library prep kits that are known to be compatible with myBaits. This is NOT an exhaustive list; there are many other unlisted options that are also compatible with myBaits. Also, kits on this list may not necessarily be appropriate for your samples. NGS library prep is not “one size fits all”; different factors such as sample type, DNA input amount, genome complexity, and sequence composition may influence the type of library prep kit that would be best for your application. For example, low input, degraded, and/or damaged DNA templates may require special handling (see below) and/or modifications to commercial kits.

Contact these and other manufacturers to learn about your options and find what works best for your samples and project needs:

  • Daicel Arbor Biosciences “Library Prep Kit for myBaits“
  • Biosearch / Lucigen
  • Claret Bioscience
  • Illumina
  • New England Biolabs
  • Kapa Biosystems / Roche
  • PerkinElmer / Revvity
  • Rubicon Genomics / Takara
  • Swift Biosciences / IDT

Modified protocols for lower-cost library preps:

  • TC Glenn et al. 2016. “Adapterama I: universal stubs and primers for 384 unique dual-indexed or 147,456 combinatorially-indexed Illumina libraries (iTru & iNext)”. PeerJ, https://peerj.com/articles/7755/
  • N Rohland, D Reich. 2012. “Cost-effective, high-throughput DNA sequencing libraries for multiplexed target capture”. Genome Research, doi: 10.1101/gr.128124.111
  • Recommended especially for degraded/ancient DNA (blunt-ended library prep):
    • M Meyer, M Kircher. 2010. “Illumina Sequencing Library Preparation for Highly Multiplexed Target Capture and Sequencing”. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, doi:10.1101/pdb.prot5448
    • M Kircher, S Sawyer, M Meyer. 2012. “Double indexing overcomes inaccuracies in multiplex sequencing on the Illumina platform.” Nucleic Acids Research 40(1): e3, doi: 10.1093/nar/gkr771
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