Ion Torrent vs 454, Illumina and Pacbio reads

Question

[gustavojorge080]

Which of the following formats is most similar to Ion Torrent readings?

454 IIlumina PacBio

Any answer will be welcome!

[GenoMax]

Have you looked up the technologies behind these sequencers? A quick WikiPedia search should produce results.

Watch this for an intro to all things NGS:

Answer 1

[h.mon]

454 (now defunct) is the most similar technology to Ion Torrent, though there are important differences - an interesting source is Beyond Generations: My Vocabulary for Sequencing Tech - even though it doesn't discuss in detail how the different technologies are related. Some sources (e.g. All in the Chip: Ion Torrent Sequencers) state 454 and Ion Torrent share the same inventor, which would explain their similarity.