# Hybracter: enabling scalable, automated, complete and accurate bacterial genome assemblies

*PRI Rank #4 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #4 |
| 18m citations | 55 |
| Journal | Microbial Genomics |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1099/mgen.0.001244 |
| Corresponding authors | George Bouras |
| Institution | The University of Adelaide, Australia |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/bacterial-genetics-and-biotechnology/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1099/mgen.0.001244](https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001244)

## Topics

Hybracter · long-read-first assembly · Hybrid genome assembly · long-read-only assembly · bacterial genome completeness · plasmid recovery · small plasmid misassembly · antimicrobial resistance genes · Unicycler · assembly automation and scalability · long-read sequencing accuracy · manually curated ground truth reference genomes · genomic variation beyond SNVs · bacterial evolution genomics · assembly benchmarking

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