DMID Metadata Standards Core Sample

GSCID/BRC Project and Sample Application Standard
Core Sample
v1.4
Finalized by the GSCID/BRC Metadata Working Group

How to interpret the document:
BOLD: Field Name
ITALICS: Attributes of the field
 

1. Specimen Source ID 
Core Sample Field ID:CS1 
Field Name:Specimen Source ID 
Description:Unique identifier of the individual organism from which the initial specimen was obtained. All specimens coming from the same patient or other host must have the same Specimen Source ID. Multiple specimens from the same patient must be differentiated using the "Specimen ID" fields. Samples derived from the same initial specimen (e.g. different aliquots) can be distinguished using different Sample IDs. 
Privacy Risks:Yes 
Notes for Human Samples:Should be non-traceable to any individual person (i.e., de-identified); considered high risk if any of the HIPAA named Protected Health Information (PHI) identifiers are used; Medical Record Numbers should never be used. 
Data Categories:Host Characterization 
Allowed Values:free text 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:No 
Syntax:Numerical or Alphanumerical 
Example Values:AC160 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:It is essential that each specimen source carries a unique identifier, especially when multiple specimens may be isolated from the same specimen source, e.g. Ghedin E, et al. J Infect Dis. 2011 Jan 15;203(2):168-74. PubMed PMID: 21288815;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3071067. "Host" is not the preferred term since some specimens may lack any detectable pathogen
 
OBO Foundry Synonym:individual organism identifier 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001141 
OBO Foundry Definition:a symbol used to distinguish one individual organism from another. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:host-subject-id 
BioSample Definition:a unique identifier by which each subject can be referred to, de-identified 
BioSample Comments:  
MIxS Synonym:host_subject_id 
Other Synonyms:Host ID; Primary Sample Source ID 
2. Specimen Category 
Core Sample Field ID:CS2 
Field Name:Specimen Category 
Description:Indicate the category of sample.
Allowed values are "clinical or host-associated pathogen" or "environmental, food or other pathogen".
 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Pathogen Detection 
Allowed Values:"Clinical/host-associated pathogen" or "environmental/food/other" pathogen 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:No 
Syntax:pick list 
Example Values:clinical or host-associated pathogen 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:specimen 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100051 
OBO Foundry Definition:A material entity that has the specimen role. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:sample category* 
BioSample Definition:Specify the attribute package 
BioSample Comments:Value provided in this field drives validation of other fields. Allowed values for pathogen submissions are "Pathogen.cl" (for clinical or host-associated pathogen) or "Pathogen.env" (for environmental, food or other pathogen). 
MIxS Synonym:  
Other Synonyms:BioSample Category Type 
3. Specimen Source Species 
Core Sample Field ID:CS3 
Field Name:Specimen Source Species 
Description:Taxonomic species of the individual organism (host) from which the initial specimen was obtained, in as much detail as is known. Ideally this would be described using the traditional Genus species combination nomenclature. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Host Characterization 
Allowed Values:NCBI taxonomy, except Avibase for avian (http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp) 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable 
Syntax:Free text or NCBI taxonomy would be acceptable. Need "Experimental" and "Unknown" as acceptable values 
Example Values:Anas platyrhynchos; Homo Sapiens; Coquillettidia perturbans 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:Genus and species should be combined into a single field with the use of the standard latin nomenclature. 
OBO Foundry Synonym:organism 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100026 
OBO Foundry Definition:A material entity that is an individual living system, such as animal, plant, bacteria or virus, that is capable of replicating or reproducing, growth and maintenance in the right environment. An organism may be unicellular or made up, like humans, of many billions of cells divided into specialized tissues and organs. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:specific_host* 
BioSample Definition:Taxid or organism name of host 
BioSample Comments:Required for 'Pathogen.cl' attribute package
If taxonomic name is unknown, enter Species Source Common Name or 'Not collected', 'Not applicable' or 'Missing'
 
MIxS Synonym:host_taxid 
Other Synonyms:Host Species; Primary Sample Source Species 
4. Species Source Common Name 
Core Sample Field ID:CS4 
Field Name:Species Source Common Name 
Description:Common name of the type of individual organism (host) from which the initial specimen was obtained. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Host Characterization 
Allowed Values:free text 
Alternate Allowed Values:Source species (common name), 'Not collected', 'Not applicable', 'Missing' 
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable 
Syntax:Free text 
Example Values:mallard; human; mosquito 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:This may be a situation in which m5 is preferred, and either m5 or m6 is required. 
OBO Foundry Synonym:organism (alternative name) 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100026 
OBO Foundry Definition:A material entity that is an individual living system, such as animal, plant, bacteria or virus, that is capable of replicating or reproducing, growth and maintenance in the right environment. An organism may be unicellular or made up, like humans, of many billions of cells divided into specialized tissues and organs. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:host-common-name 
BioSample Definition:Taxid or organism name of host 
BioSample Comments:Required if Specimen Source Species is empty. 
MIxS Synonym:host_common_name 
Other Synonyms:Host Common Name; Primary Sample Source Common Name 
5. Specimen Source Sex 
Core Sample Field ID:CS5 
Field Name:Specimen Source Sex 
Description:Biological sex of the individual organism (host) from which the initial specimen was obtained. An organismal quality relating to sexual reproduction that differentiates the types of individuals involved in the reproductive process. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Host Characterization 
Allowed Values:Drop down list - male, female, unknown 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable 
Syntax:  
Example Values:male 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:required with unknown as an allowed value 
OBO Foundry Synonym:biological sex 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000047 
OBO Foundry Definition:An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to undergo sexual reproduction in order to differentiate the individuals or types involved. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:host-sex 
BioSample Definition:Sex of the host 
BioSample Comments:  
MIxS Synonym:sex 
Other Synonyms:Specimen Source Biological Sex; Host Sex; Primary Sample Source Sex 
6. Specimen Source Age - Value 
Core Sample Field ID:CS6 
Field Name:Specimen Source Age - Value 
Description:Age value of the individual organism (host) from which the initial specimen was obtained. Span of time value between birth or hatching and time of specimen collection. 
Privacy Risks:Yes 
Notes for Human Samples:Date of birth is a HIPAA PHI identifier; age of over 89 is also a HIPAA PHI identifier. 
Data Categories:Host Characterization 
Allowed Values:floating number 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable/censored 
Syntax:  
Example Values:18 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:required with unknown as an allowed value 
OBO Foundry Synonym:age measurement datum 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001167 
OBO Foundry Definition:A time measurement datum that is the result of measurement of age of an organism 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:host-age 
BioSample Definition:Age of host at the time of sampling 
BioSample Comments:Combined w/ Specimen Source Age - Unit 
MIxS Synonym:age 
Other Synonyms:Host Age; Primary Sample Source Age 
7. Specimen Source Age - Unit 
Core Sample Field ID:CS7 
Field Name:Specimen Source Age - Unit 
Description:Age unit of the individual organism (host) from which the initial specimen was obtained. Span of time unit between birth or hatching and time of specimen collection. 
Privacy Risks:Yes 
Notes for Human Samples:Date of birth is a HIPAA PHI identifier; age of over 89 is also a HIPAA PHI identifier. 
Data Categories:Host Characterization 
Allowed Values:days, weeks, months, years 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable/censored 
Syntax:  
Example Values:years 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:time unit 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UO_0000003 
OBO Foundry Definition:A unit which is a standard measure of the dimension in which events occur in sequence. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:host-age 
BioSample Definition:Age of host at the time of sampling 
BioSample Comments:Combined w/ Specimen Source Age - Value 
MIxS Synonym:  
Other Synonyms:  
8. Specimen Source Health Status 
Core Sample Field ID:CS8 
Field Name:Specimen Source Health Status 
Description:A Description of whether the specimen source organism appeared healthy, sick or deceased at the time of sampling. If sick or deceased, additional details should be provided in project-specific fields. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Host Characterization 
Allowed Values:pick list - healthy, sick or deceased 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown 
Syntax:  
Example Values:healthy 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:organismal quality 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001995 
OBO Foundry Definition:A quality that inheres in an entire organism or part of an organism. 
OBI Mapping Comments:should be PATO:quality, 'manifestation of a disease' (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OGMS_0000022) and 'viability' (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000169) 
BioSample Synonym:host-health-state 
BioSample Definition:Information regarding health state of the individual sampled at the time of sampling 
BioSample Comments:  
MIxS Synonym:health_disease stat 
Other Synonyms:  
9. Specimen Source Disease 
Core Sample Field ID:CS9 
Field Name:Specimen Source Disease 
Description:Name of relevant disease thought to be related to the suspected organism in the specimen. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Host Characterization 
Allowed Values:Controlled vocabulary, https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/DOID (when specimen source is human), or http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh. 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable/censored 
Syntax:free text 
Example Values:Salmonella gastroenteritis; DOID: 8469 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:disease 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OGMS_0000031 
OBO Foundry Definition:A disposition (i) to undergo pathological processes that (ii) exists in an organism because of one or more disorders in that organism. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:host-disease* 
BioSample Definition:Name of relevant disease, e.g. Salmonella gastroenteritis. Controlled vocabulary, http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/1009 or http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh 
BioSample Comments:Required for 'Pathogen.cl' attribute package. If unknown, enter 'Not collected'. 'Not applicable' or 'Missing' 
MIxS Synonym:disease status 
Other Synonyms:  
10.  Specimen Collection Date 
Core Sample Field ID:CS10 
Field Name:Specimen Collection Date 
Description:Date of the specimen collection event from an individual organism host (N.B. this information may be censored if derived from a human patients.), or the date of the sample collection event from an environmental material. The collection date can either be a single point in time or an interval of time. 
Privacy Risks:Yes 
Notes for Human Samples:Specific dates in general are an identification risk if tied to HIPAA PHI identifiers such as admission date or date of death. 
Data Categories:Specimen Isolation 
Allowed Values:dd-first 3 letters of month-yyyy 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not available/available upon request 
Syntax:dd-first 3 letters of month-yyyy 
Example Values:40800 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:required with unknown as an allowed value; human subject participant confidentiality will need to be addressed 
OBO Foundry Synonym:specimen creation time measurement datum (alternative term: collection date) 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001619 
OBO Foundry Definition:A scalar measurement datum that is the result of measuring a temporal interval 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:collection_date* 
BioSample Definition:Date of sampling, in "DD-Mmm-YYYY", "Mmm-YYYY" or "YYYY" format (single instance, eg., 05-Oct-1990, Oct-1990 or 1990) or ISO 8601 standard "YYYY-mm-dd" or "YYYY-mm-ddThh:mm:ss" (eg. 1990-11-05 or 1990-11-05T14:41:36) 
BioSample Comments:If unknown, enter 'Not collected'. 'Not applicable' or 'Missing' 
MIxS Synonym:collection date 
Other Synonyms:Primary Sample Collection Date 
11.  Specimen Collection Location - Latitude 
Core Sample Field ID:CS11 
Field Name:Specimen Collection Location - Latitude 
Description:Latitude coordinate for the site of the specimen collection event. 
Privacy Risks:Yes 
Notes for Human Samples:Geographic location is a HIPAA PHI identifier when smaller than a state. 
Data Categories:Specimen Isolation 
Allowed Values:ISO 6709 
Alternate Allowed Values:Values should be stored in signed decimal degrees format based on the WGS84 geodetic reference system. Multiple value pairs may be entered if the site is not a point. 
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable/not available/ available upon request 
Syntax:ISO 6709 Syntax: “+” denotes northern hemisphere or the equator and “-” denotes southern hemisphere; Need "N/A" or "Unknown" as accepted value 
Example Values:+15.871732; +37.2556; unknown; censored 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:required with unknown, not applicable and censored as an allowed values; human subject participant confidentiality may or may not be an issue since the location of specimen collection (hospital/clinic) will not be the human subject participant's address; for NCBI submissions, since NCBI only accepts “N” or “S”, a format conversion will be needed. 
OBO Foundry Synonym:latitude coordinate measurement datum 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001620 
OBO Foundry Definition:A measurement datum that is the measure of the latitude coordinate of a site. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:lat_lon* 
BioSample Definition:Report values in decimal degrees and in WGS84 system 
BioSample Comments:If unknown, enter 'Not collected'. 'Not applicable' or 'Missing' (Combined with Longitude) 
MIxS Synonym:geographic location (latitude and longitude) 
Other Synonyms:Primary Sample Collection Location – Latitude 
12.  Specimen Collection Location - Longitude 
Core Sample Field ID:CS12 
Field Name:Specimen Collection Location - Longitude 
Description:Longitude coordinate for the site of the specimen collection event. 
Privacy Risks:Yes 
Notes for Human Samples:Geographic location is a HIPAA PHI identifier when smaller than a state. 
Data Categories:Specimen Isolation 
Allowed Values:ISO 6709 
Alternate Allowed Values:Values should be stored in signed decimal degrees format based on the WGS84 geodetic reference system. Multiple value pairs may be entered if the site is not a point. 
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable/not available/ available upon request 
Syntax:ISO 6709 Syntax: “+” denotes east longitude or the prime meridian, and “-” denotes west longitude or 180° meridian; Need "N/A" or "Unknown" as accepted value 
Example Values:+100.279899; -80.4290; unknown; censored 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:required with unknown, not applicable and censored as an allowed values; human subject participant confidentiality may or may not be an issue since the location of specimen collection (hospital/clinic) will not be the human subject participant's address; for NCBI submissions, since NCBI only accepts “E” or “W”, a format conversion will be needed. 
OBO Foundry Synonym:longitude coordinate measurement datum 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001621 
OBO Foundry Definition:A measurement datum that is the measure of the longitude coordinate of a site. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:lat_lon* 
BioSample Definition:Report values in decimal degrees and in WGS84 system 
BioSample Comments:If unknown, enter 'Not collected'. 'Not applicable' or 'Missing' (Combined w/ Specimen Collection Location - Latitude) 
MIxS Synonym:geographic location (latitude and longitude) 
Other Synonyms:Primary Sample Collection Location – Longitude 
13.  Specimen Collection Location - Location 
Core Sample Field ID:CS13 
Field Name:Specimen Collection Location - Location 
Description:The name (or Gazetteer term) of the most precise geographical location available for the site of the specimen collection event. 
Privacy Risks:Yes 
Notes for Human Samples:Geographic location is a HIPAA identifier when smaller than a state. 
Data Categories:Specimen Isolation 
Allowed Values:GAZ Ontology 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable 
Syntax:  
Example Values:GAZ:00003953 (Haiti) 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:Recommend the use of GAZ because it allows inference of higher level location information; GAZ is not currently hamonized with lat/lon; although one can infer country from a GAZ location, decided to ask for country in addition to facilitate GenBank submission and as a type of quality control to check accurate use of GAZ; since many people will not be familar with GAZ and how to use it, we will need to facilitate it's use through our implementation strategy 
OBO Foundry Synonym:geographical location 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000448 
OBO Foundry Definition:A reference to a place on the Earth, by its name or by its geographical location. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:geo_loc_name* 
BioSample Definition:Geographical origin of the sample 
BioSample Comments:If unknown, enter 'Not collected'. 'Not applicable' or 'Missing' (Combined w/ Specimen Collection Location - Country) 
MIxS Synonym:  
Other Synonyms:Primary Sample Collection Geographical Location 
14.  Specimen Collection Location - Country 
Core Sample Field ID:CS14 
Field Name:Specimen Collection Location - Country 
Description:Country location of the site of the specimen collection event. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Specimen Isolation 
Allowed Values:ISO 3166 standard abbreviation (2-alpha), www.iso.org/iso/iso-3166-1_decoding_table 
Alternate Allowed Values:NCBI country 
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown 
Syntax:Currently is free text, but ISO3166 standard abbreviations would be acceptable 
Example Values:US 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:see Comments to Specimen Collection Location - Longitude 
OBO Foundry Synonym:country name 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001627 
OBO Foundry Definition:A textual entity that denotes a geographic location that is a site or part of a site that is identified as a country in the political geography. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:geo_loc_name* 
BioSample Definition:Geographical origin of the sample 
BioSample Comments:If unknown, enter 'Not collected'. 'Not applicable' or 'Missing' (Combined w/ Specimen Collection Location - Location) 
MIxS Synonym:geographic location (country and/or sea,region) 
Other Synonyms:Primary Sample Collection Location – Country 
15.  Specimen ID 
Core Sample Field ID:CS15 
Field Name:Specimen ID 
Description:Unique identifier of the initial specimen collected from the specimen source. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Specimen Isolation 
Allowed Values:free text 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:No 
Syntax:  
Example Values:CRIP1123455 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:It is essential that each specimen carries a unique identifier, especially when multiple pathogen isolates may be identified in the same specimen. Each independent specimen should be given a different Specimen ID even if isolated from the same source organism. 
OBO Foundry Synonym:specimen identifier 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001616 
OBO Foundry Definition:A CRID symbol denotes a specimen and used to distinguish one specimen from another in an investigation. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:sample name* 
BioSample Definition:Submitter-supplied Sample Name or identifier. 
BioSample Comments:Must be unique within a submitter name space. 
MIxS Synonym:  
Other Synonyms:  
16.  Specimen Type 
Core Sample Field ID:CS16 
Field Name:Specimen Type 
Description:Tissue or bodily fluid type of initial specimen obtained. A material sample isolated from a host organism for the purpose of target organism isolation or the experimental measurement of some other property of that material entity. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Specimen Isolation 
Allowed Values:pick list: blood, X tissue, CSF, nasal swab, BAL, feather, hair, fur, nasal secretion 
Alternate Allowed Values:Term of organism appropriate anatomy ontology, e.g. Foundational Model of Anatomy Ontology or Mosquito Gross Anatomy Ontology. 
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:No 
Syntax:pick list would be acceptable; currently we use Whole Blood or Serum or Plasma or PBMC or Cell Supernatant or Tissue 
Example Values:lung tissue; fma:Skin; fma:Lung; TGMA:0000136 (adult thorax of mosquito); whole worms 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:tissue specimen 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001479 
OBO Foundry Definition:A specimen that derives from an anatomical part or substance arising from an organism. Examples of tissue specimen include tissue, organ, physiological system, blood, or body location (arm). 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:host-tissue-sampled 
BioSample Definition:Type of tissue the initial sample was taken from. Controlled vocabulary, http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/1005) 
BioSample Comments:  
MIxS Synonym:body habitat, body site, body product 
Other Synonyms:Isolation Site on Host; Primary Sample Type 
17.  Suspected Organism(s) in Specimen - Species 
Core Sample Field ID:CS17 
Field Name:Suspected Organism(s) in Specimen - Species 
Description:Anticipated species of the organism(s) found in the initial specimen based on submitter assay(s)/determination(s). 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Pathogen Detection 
Allowed Values:NCBI taxonomy 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed: No 
Syntax:  
Example Values:Influenza A virus 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:Separate multiple entries with a semicolon (;). 
OBO Foundry Synonym:infectious agent 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0000925 
OBO Foundry Definition:Is a material entity bearing the disposition to infect an organism. 
OBI Mapping Comments:should consider rank of NCBITaxon (rank: species) 
BioSample Synonym:organism* 
BioSample Definition:The most descriptive organism name for this sample (to the species, if relevant; to the strain for bacteria) 
BioSample Comments:Will be validated against NCBI taxonomy database 
MIxS Synonym:  
Other Synonyms:Suspected Pathogen in Specimen 
18.  Suspected Organism(s) in Specimen - Subclassification 
Core Sample Field ID:CS18 
Field Name:Suspected Organism(s) in Specimen - Subclassification 
Description:Anticipated subclassification of the organism(s) (e.g. genotype, serotype) found in the initial specimen based on submitter assay(s)/determination(s) 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Pathogen Detection 
Allowed Values:free text 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable 
Syntax:  
Example Values:H5N1 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:infectious agent 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0000925 
OBO Foundry Definition:is a material entity bearing the disposition to infect an organism 
OBI Mapping Comments:should consider rank of NCBITaxon (rank: subclassification of species) 
BioSample Synonym:strain 
BioSample Definition:N/A 
BioSample Comments:strain and/or isolate must be provided 
MIxS Synonym:subspecific genetic lineage 
Other Synonyms:  
19.  Human Pathogenicity of Suspected Organism(s) in Specimen 
Core Sample Field ID:CS19 
Field Name:Human Pathogenicity of Suspected Organism(s) in Specimen 
Description:Anticipated pathogenicity of the organism(s) found in the initial specimen based on submitter assay(s)/determination(s) in the human host 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Pathogen Characteristic 
Allowed Values:free text 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable 
Syntax:  
Example Values:pathogenic in human; not pathogenic in human 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:human pathogenicity disposition 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDO_0000666 
OBO Foundry Definition:A disposition to initiate processes that result in a disorder in a human organism. 
OBO Mapping ConceptsOBI Mapping Comments:I think it may be subclass of IDO:'pathogenic disposition' or 'pathogen role', human pathogenic disposition (role), or non-human pathogenic disposition (role)
Both terms are not in OBI yet.
BioSample Synonym:pathogenicity 
BioSample Definition:To what is the entity pathogenic 
BioSample Comments:will be included as custom attribute 
MIxS Synonym:phenotype 
Other Synonyms:  
20.  Environmental Material 
Core Sample Field ID:CS20 
Field Name:Environmental Material 
Description:Describes the matter that was displaced by the sample, prior to the sampling event. Examples include: air, soil, or water. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Specimen Isolation 
Allowed Values:EnvO (v1.53) terms listed under environmental matter can be found from the link: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/44405/?conceptid=ENVO%3A00010483 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Not applicable 
Syntax:  
Example Values:pond water; feces; not applicable 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:This field would be used only when the specimen source is not an organism; required with not applicable as an allowed values 
OBO Foundry Synonym:environmental material 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00010483 
OBO Foundry Definition:Material in or on which organisms may live. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:isolation-source* 
BioSample Definition:Describes the physical, environmental and/or local geographical source of the biological sample from which the sample was derived. 
BioSample Comments:If unknown, enter 'Not collected'. 'Not applicable' or 'Missing' 
MIxS Synonym:environment (material) 
Other Synonyms:  
21.  Organism Detection Method 
Core Sample Field ID:CS21 
Field Name:Organism Detection Method 
Description:Experimental technique used to identify the organism species in the specimen sample. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Pathogen Detection 
Allowed Values:OBI, http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/40832 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable 
Syntax:Need "Unknown" as an acceptable value 
Example Values:real time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay - obo:OBI_0000911 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:required with not applicable as an allowed values 
OBO Foundry Synonym:organism identification assay 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001624 
OBO Foundry Definition:An assay that identifies the organism species in a specimen. 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:organism-detection-method 
BioSample Definition:  
BioSample Comments:will be included as custom attribute 
MIxS Synonym:sample collection device or method 
Other Synonyms:  
22.  Specimen Repository 
Core Sample Field ID:CS22 
Field Name:Specimen Repository 
Description:Name of repository where a specimen sample has been deposited. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Specimen Processing 
Allowed Values:free text 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable 
Syntax:  
Example Values:BEI Resources 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:specimen repository organization 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001885 
OBO Foundry Definition:  
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:culture-collection 
BioSample Definition:Name of source institute and unique culture identifier. 
BioSample Comments:  
MIxS Synonym:source material identifiers 
Other Synonyms:Sample Repository Name 
23.  Specimen Repository Sample ID 
Core Sample Field ID:CS23 
Field Name:Specimen Repository Sample ID 
Description:Unique identifier assigned by sample repository to identity the specimen sample. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Specimen Processing 
Allowed Values:Valid repository assigned identifier of sample 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable 
Syntax:  
Example Values:ATCC BAA-1343 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:specimen identifier assigned by specimen repository 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001900 
OBO Foundry Definition:An information content entity that consists of a CRID symbol and additional information about which CRID registry it belongs. 
OBI Mapping Comments:update with adding OBI:specimen identifier 
BioSample Synonym:culture-collection 
BioSample Definition:Name of source institute and unique culture identifier. 
BioSample Comments:  
MIxS Synonym:source material identifiers 
Other Synonyms:Repository Sample ID 
24.  Comments 
Core Sample Field ID:CS24 
Field Name:Comments 
Description:Any additional information about the initial specimen collection event, the sample preparation process, or any other aspect of the project worth noting. 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Specimen Comments 
Allowed Values:free text 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Not applicable 
Syntax:free text 
Example Values:host was found dead at location 
Data Source:Sample Provider and/or GSCID 
Comments:Need to have a free text box for any Comments, but this could be for the entire sample collection/sequencing process 
OBO Foundry Synonym:comment on investigation 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001898 
OBO Foundry Definition:A textual entity that is about any of the aspects of an investigation worth noting 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:  
BioSample Definition:  
BioSample Comments:  
MIxS Synonym:  
Other Synonyms:  
25.  Specimen Collector Name 
Core Sample Field ID:CS25 
Field Name:Specimen Collector Name 
Description:Name of the person collecting the specimen and specimen collection metadata 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Specimen Isolation 
Allowed Values:free text 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable/censored 
Syntax:free text 
Example Values:Will Birder 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:specimen collector 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001895 
OBO Foundry Definition:A person who collects the specimen 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:collected-by* 
BioSample Definition:  
BioSample Comments:  
MIxS Synonym:  
Other Synonyms:Sample Collector Name 
26.  Specimen Collector's Institution 
Core Sample Field ID:CS26 
Field Name:Specimen Collector's Institution 
Description:Institutional affiliation of the person collecting the specimen and specimen collection metadata 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Specimen Isolation 
Allowed Values:free text 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable/censored 
Syntax:free text 
Example Values:International Ornithology Institute 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:organization of specimen collector 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001893 
OBO Foundry Definition:An organization that is the affiliation of the person collecting the specimen 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:specimen-collector's-institution 
BioSample Definition:  
BioSample Comments:will be included as custom attribute 
MIxS Synonym:  
Other Synonyms:Sample Collector's Institution 
27.  Specimen Collector's email 
Core Sample Field ID:CS27 
Field Name:Specimen Collector's email 
Description:Preferred email address of the person collecting the specimen and specimen collection metadata 
Privacy Risks:No 
Data Categories:Specimen Isolation 
Allowed Values:free text 
Alternate Allowed Values:  
Unknown/Not Applicable/Censored Allowed:Unknown/not applicable/censored 
Syntax:free text 
Example Values:will.birder@ioi.org 
Data Source:Sample Provider 
Comments:  
OBO Foundry Synonym:email address of specimen collector 
OBO Foundry Purl:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001890 
OBO Foundry Definition:An email address of the person collecting the specimen 
OBI Mapping Comments:  
BioSample Synonym:specimen-collector's-institution 
BioSample Definition:  
BioSample Comments:will be included as custom attribute 
MIxS Synonym:  
Other Synonyms:Sample Collector's email 
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