BGC Roster
The sortable table of matching iBGCs
The BGC roster is the default view of your results: one row per integrated BGC (iBGC) matching the current query. It is the fastest way to rank candidates and to read their key attributes side by side.
The roster is empty until you press Run Query (or have an active filter, search, or loaded asset).
Columns
| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| iBGC | The iBGC accession/label. Badges flag Validated, Type Strain, Submitted (your uploaded asset), and Partial (runs off the contig edge). |
| Sim. | Similarity to your query — only meaningful after a search. Its label changes with the search type (see below). |
| Class | The normalised BGC class (Polyketide, NRPS, RiPP, …). |
| Size (kb) | Length of the cluster in kilobases. |
| Novelty | Distance from the nearest validated cluster (0–1; higher = more novel). |
| Dom. nov. | Domain novelty — fraction of domains unique within the iBGC’s GCF. |
| Sources | The detection tools that called this cluster (antiSMASH, GECCO, SanntiS, …). |
| Assembly | The parent assembly accession. |
| Collection | The source collection the assembly came from. |
Scores shown as “—” could not be computed for that iBGC (see Scores & Metrics).
Sorting
Click a sortable column header to sort; click again to reverse. Sortable columns are Size, Novelty, Dom. nov., and Sim. The default sort is Novelty, descending — so the most novel candidates appear first.
After a sequence search or a Find similar iBGCs run, the roster automatically sorts by the query similarity so the table mirrors the search ranking. You can override this at any time by clicking another header.
How the similarity column adapts to the search
The second column reflects whichever search produced the results:
- No search — there is no meaningful similarity, so it shows “—”.
- Domain or Find-similar search — it shows a domain-based similarity score (0–1).
- Sequence search — it is replaced by two columns: Bitscore (the phmmer alignment score of the best-matching protein) and Best hit (the protein ID of that match).
Selecting and acting on rows
- Left-click a row to load that iBGC into the Compare panel.
- Right-click a row for the actions menu: Set as reference iBGC, Find similar iBGCs, and Add to shortlist.
Submitted (uploaded-asset) iBGCs are shaded amber so they stand out against catalogue rows.
Paging and bulk shortlisting
The footer shows the total match count and pages through results 50 at a time. Add all to shortlist adds every iBGC matching the current query — not just the visible page — up to the shortlist cap. If the query matched more than the considered limit, a note tells you how many were matched versus added, so you know the selection was truncated.