| BGC | Biosynthetic gene cluster |
| CC | Connected component |
| GCF | Gene cluster family |
| MGE | Mobile genetic element |
| NRPS | Nonribosomal peptide synthetase |
| OG | Orthogroup |
| PKS | Polyketide synthase |
| RiPP | Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide |
| ANI | Average nucleotide identity |
| ANIb | BLAST-based average nucleotide identity |
| COGs | Clusters of Orthologous Groups |
| CDS | Coding sequence |
| MIBiG | Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster |
| SMCOG | Secondary metabolite clusters of orthologous groups |
| TCDB | Transporter Classification Database |
| CARD | Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database |
| ARTS | Antibiotic-Resistant Target Seeker |
| GTDB | Genome Taxonomy Database |