SAFPredDB: Bacterial synteny database

SAFPredDB is a bacterial synteny database built for the gene function prediction tool SAFPred, Synteny Aware Function Predictor. The database is a collection of conserved synteny and operons found across the bacterial kingdom. First, we formulated a synteny model based on experimentally known operons and the genomic features common in bacteria. We designed a bottoms-up, purely computational approach to build our database based on the proposed synteny model using complete bacterial genome assemblies from the Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB).<br>Although we initially built SAFPred for our prediction tool only, it can be used for other purposes where such a catalog is needed. As a standalone database, it can be queried to mine information about conserved genomic patterns in bacteria. In addition, it can be updated as newer assemblies are added to GTDB.