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  • Virology
  • Computational Biology

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  • Public nucleic acid sequence databases are vast (over 20 petabases) but difficult to explore due to inefficient search methods.
  • Exponential growth of sequence data necessitates advanced computational tools for systematic analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a cloud computing infrastructure for ultra-high-throughput sequence alignment at the petabase scale.
  • To identify novel RNA viruses within a large, diverse dataset.
  • To establish a comprehensive database for viral discovery data and tools.

Main Methods:

  • Development of Serratus, a cloud computing infrastructure for petabase-scale sequence alignment.
  • Searching 10.2 petabases of sequence data from 5.7 million diverse samples.
  • Targeted search for the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene to identify RNA viruses.

Main Results:

  • Identification of over 10^5 novel RNA viruses, increasing known species by an order of magnitude.
  • Characterization of novel viruses related to coronaviruses, hepatitis delta virus, and large phages.
  • Analysis of the environmental reservoirs for newly discovered viruses.

Conclusions:

  • Serratus enables efficient, large-scale viral discovery.
  • Expanded viral sequence diversity provides insights into pathogen evolution.
  • The developed database and tools facilitate ongoing viral discovery and enhance pandemic surveillance.