Apples with Oranges: Comparing the GS-FLX vs Ion Torrent Platforms for 16S Metagenomics Studies.

Decreasing costs and faster turn-around times mean that next-generation platforms are more readily accessible to metagenomics researchers. We compared the suitability of the GS-FLX (XLR70) and Ion Torrent (314 with 100bp chemistry) to generate data sets that are suitable for 16S-based taxonomic metagenomics.