The Sequence Read Archive (SRA) stores raw sequence data from "next-generation"
sequencing technologies including Illumina, 454, IonTorrent, Complete Genomics, PacBio and
OxfordNanopores. In addition to raw sequence data, SRA now stores alignment information
in the form of read placements on a reference sequence.
SRA is NIH’s primary archive of high-throughput sequencing data
and is part of the international partnership of archives (INSDC) at the NCBI, the European Bioinformatics Institute
and the DNA Database of Japan. Data submitted to any of the three organizations are shared among them.
Please check SRA Overview for more information.