Virgo Benchmarking Datasets
1. Global Ocean Eukaryotic Viral (GOEV) Database
Source: Extract from Gaïa M. et al. Nature (2023)
Components:
591 MAGs from Schulz, F. et al. (2020) [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-1957-x]
445 MAGs from Sunagawa, S. et al. (2020) [DOI: 10.1038/s41579-020-0364-5]
218 MAGs from Moniruzzaman, M. et al. (2020) [DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15507-2]
158 reference viral assemblies
Accessed: July 20, 2024
Data File: GOEV_DB_CONTIGS.db.zip from Figshare
Selection Criteria: Only contigs labeled at the Order taxonomic level were retained
Sampling Method: Not applicable
Final Sample Size: 1,412 viral contigs
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2. Known Viral Sequence Clusters (kVSCs)
Source: Extract from Zolfo, M. et al. (2024) [DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.19.580813]
Data Files:
VSC5_rep_fnas_nr99_45k_metaphlanDB.fna.gz
VSCs_groups.csv metadata
Downloaded From: Zenodo, last accessed June 28, 2024
Selection Criteria:
Started from 45,872 representative sequences from MetaPhlan 4.1
Selected kVSCs (sequences clustering with a RefSeq representative)
Verified RefSeq accessions against ICTV Release #39 for accurate labeling
Sampling Method: RefSeq matching based on metadata
Final Sample Size: 2,232 representative sequences
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3. ICTV Release #39
Source: International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Release #39
Downloaded Using: ICTVdump tool on July 17, 2024
Selection Criteria:
Viruses present in both VMR releases #37 and #39
At least two representatives per family
Sampling Method: Up to 5 genomes randomly sampled per family using pandas.sample(), 192 families represented.
Final Sample Size: 860.
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4. RefSeq Viral Dataset (Random Iteration)
Source: NCBI Virus Portal NCBI Virus accessed on January 27, 2025
Selection Criteria:
Viruses with an assigned family-level taxonomy, up to 43 viruses per family
Sampling Method: Random uniform sampling
Final Sample Size: 6,778 viral genomes
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5. RefSeq Viral Dataset (Prokaryote-Infecting)
Source: NCBI Virus Portal NCBI Virus accessed on January 27, 2025
Selection Criteria:
Viruses with an assigned family-level taxonomy
Prokaryote-infecting viruses only
Sampling Method: Random uniform sampling
Final Sample Size: 3,536 viral genomes
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6. ICTV Release #39 (Reduction Study Subset)
Source: International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Release #39
Downloaded Using: ICTVdump tool on July 17, 2024
Selection Criteria: 1,000 viruses randomly sampled from the full release
Sampling Method: Random uniform sampling
Final Sample Size: 1,000 viral genomes
Notes: Reduction study starting data. We provide the source code for generating the fragmented genomes.