IMG/MER and preprocessing

[Lisa]

I have illumina shotgun sequencing data (Nextseq) that I would like to upload to IMG. The fastq sequences are contained in 8 files per sample (the samples were spread out on 4 lanes, and they are paired-end reads). Does IMG put together the paired ends? Is it best to submit the fastQ files for the 4 lanes separately? Is it better to do pre-processing/assembly first  with other programs before submission?

Thank you for any advice. 

[I-Min Chen]

IMG does not perform assembly. Therefore, you will need to assemble your own sequence data. We only accept fasta (i.e., no fastq).