GNUMAP 4.0: Space and Time Efficient NGS Read Mapping Using the FM-Index

In this article, we present GNUMAP (Genomic Next-generation Universal MAPper), a next-generation sequence read mapper, that utilizes a Full-text index in Minute Space (FM-index) with the Burrows-Wheeler Transform (BWT) as the reference genome data structure. Using the FM-index, GNUMAP is able to map reads with a dramatic decrease in memory usage while maintaining the same probabilistic mapping characteristics of previous versions.