SSW library: an SIMD Smith-Waterman C/C++ library for use in genomic applications.

The Smith-Waterman algorithm, which produces the optimal pairwise alignment between two sequences, is frequently used as a key component of fast heuristic read mapping and variation detection tools for next-generation sequencing data. Though various fast Smith-Waterman implementations are developed,...

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Main Authors: Mengyao Zhao, Wan-Ping Lee, Erik P Garrison, Gabor T Marth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3852983?pdf=render