Optimal k-mer and N50?

[AronaldJ]

Hi

I am a new hand for De novo discovery, I find Velvet and ABySS require K-mers, I have single-end SOLiD data and think to know how to get optimal k-mer and N50.

Can everyone give me some paper for K-mer or N50?

Thanks for any comments in advance.
I am looking forward to your letter

[Zigster]

http://www.google.com/search?q=Optimal+k-mer+and+N50

there are a ton of links here.

please do some research and come back with a precise question.