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Microbial Ecology Value Sets

Microbial ecology research spans taxonomy, physiology, environmental genomics, and ecosystem interactions. This view collects value sets from across multiple schema domains -- biology, earth science, and investigation -- that are commonly needed when describing microbial communities and their environments.

Coverage Summary

Domain Schema Sources Enums Ontologies
Taxonomy and Organisms bio/taxonomy 4 NCBITaxon, ENVO
Physiology and Metabolism bio/relationship_to_oxygen, bio/bio_entities 3 ENVO, GO
Ecological Interactions ecological_interactions, bio/bio_entities, industry/mining 3 RO, ENVO
Sequencing and Genomics bio/sequencing_platforms, bio/genome_features 5 OBI, GENEPIO
Aquatic and Subsurface Environments earth_science/water_resources, earth_science/hydrogeology, earth_science/subsurface 5 ENVO, CHEBI
Study Design investigation 2 OBI

Taxonomy and Organisms

Microbial community studies require precise taxonomic classification from domain level through strain. These enums support both fixed lists of common taxa and dynamic lookups against the NCBI Taxonomy.

Enums


Physiology and Metabolism

Oxygen tolerance and metabolic capabilities are fundamental to characterizing microbial isolates and interpreting metagenome-assembled genomes.

Enums


Ecological Interactions

Microbes exist in complex webs of competition, mutualism, and parasitism. These enums describe biotic interactions and the environmental materials and impacts relevant to microbial ecology fieldwork.

Enums


Sequencing and Genomics

Amplicon sequencing (16S/18S/ITS), metagenomics, and metatranscriptomics are core methods in microbial ecology. These enums standardize platform, chemistry, library preparation, and genomic feature descriptions.

Enums


Aquatic and Subsurface Environments

Many microbial ecology studies focus on aquatic systems, groundwater, or subsurface formations. These enums from the earth science domain describe water resources, aquifer types, and subsurface geological contexts.

Enums


Study Design

Microbial ecology experiments range from controlled mesocosms to large-scale field surveys. These investigation enums capture study-level metadata.

Enums

  • StudyDesignEnum -- observational, experimental, longitudinal, cross-sectional
  • StudyTypeEnum -- field study, laboratory study, computational study