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Slot: description (description)

Human-readable description for the entity or activity

URI: basalt_schema:description Alias: description

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
PureCultureSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a culture containing a single organism no
ControlledTermValue no
EcoplatePlateSetupActivity Ecoplate-specific plate setup no
OtherUndescribedSample A sample that does not fit into any of the other described sample types no
PlateDataGenerationActivity Abstract base for plate measurement activities no
CultureEnvironmentalSample A sample containing organisms cultured from an environmental sample no
SedimentSample A sample of sediment collected from the environment no
SitePhoto A data product representing a photo of a site, typically taken during samplin... no
NucleotideSequencing A lab activity in which DNA or RNA that was extracted from a sample is sequen... no
MassSpectrometryDataProcessingActivity Concrete mass spectrometry workflow run no
MixedCultureSample A sample containing multiple cultured organisms no
MassSpectrometryConfiguration Instrument configuration and setup for a mass spectrometry run no
TerraformSample A sample collected from a Terraform experiment no
ContainerType no
Study A study or research project, typically associated with a proposal and a set o... no
ElementalAnalysisDataGenerationActivity no
DataProduct Abstract base class for raw or processed data accessible in S3 storage no
QuantityValue A quantity value with numeric value and optional unit no
CalibrationStandardRun A record of a standard run with a batch of samples, which is used for calibra... no
DataGenerationActivity Abstract base for any data generation activity (physical to digital) no
CommerciallyPurchasedSamplingActivity Collection of samples that were purchased by the user no
XRFDataGenerationActivity X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) elemental analysis activity no
CultureGrowth Abstract activity for growing cultures from samples or other cultures no
MetagenomicsDataProcessingActivity Concrete metagenomics workflow run no
PureCultureSample A sample of a culture containing a single organism no
AMP2UserSample A user-submitted microbial sample for AMP2 workflows no
MetagenomicsBinningProduct Top-level archive (zip/tar) for binning results stored in MinIO no
UVDataGenerationActivity Ultraviolet spectroscopy acquisition activity no
NormalizationProcess A process that adjusts sample amounts (e no
ProcessedData A data product generated by a workflow execution no
PHDataGenerationActivity no
WaterSample A sample of water collected from the environment no
AerosolArmSamplingActivity A sampling activity where aerosol samples were collected by ARM no
ProcessedSample A sample that has undergone processing no
FieldDeployedTerraformSample A sample collected from a field-deployed Terraform experiment no
FractionationProcess A fractionation process (e no
PoolingProcess A laboratory pooling process that physically mixes multiple input samples int... no
XRayDataProduct Abstract base class for X-ray analytical data products no
StandardSampleProcessing A concrete SampleProcessing subclass for well-documented standard protocols t... no
MassSpectrometryDataGenerationActivity A record of the mass spectrometry run that generates a raw data product no
EnzymeProduct Enzyme activity analysis product, typically derived via colorimetric assay of... no
SynthesizedMaterialSamplingActivity Collection of samples of a synthesized material no
RIDataGenerationActivity Refractive Index (RI) measurement activity no
SoilSamplingActivity Collection of soil samples from the environment no
NitrogenAnalysisProduct Nitrogen analysis product, typically derived via colorimetric assay of soil e... no
MonetSoilSamplingActivity Collection of soil cores according to the MONet soil sampling protocol no
MonetSoilSample A soil sample that has been collected according to the MONet soil sampling pr... no
Entity Base identifiable thing no
XASLCFProduct XAS Linear Combination Fitting (LCF) processed result no
TextValue A text value with optional description and language no
ProteinQuantification A protein quantification assay (e no
TextureDataGenerationActivity no
BulkDensityProduct Bulk density analysis product, typically derived via oven-drying and weighing... no
SampleProcessingRun One concrete execution of a sample processing chain: the instance-level count... no
StrainPurity Purity check of a strain culture no
NucleotideSequencingInstrumentData Data generated by a nucleotide sequencing instrument (e no
XASLCFDataProcessingActivity Athena or Larch Linear Combination Fitting (LCF) processing activity for no
TOCTNDataGenerationActivity no
SoftwareControlledTermValue no
TimestampValue A timestamp value with optional description no
StockCulturePreparation Preparation of a stock culture from user samples for long-term storage no
UVSpectroscopyProduct A compound and its measurements resulting from a no
SubsamplingProcess A laboratory subsampling process that takes a portion of an existing sample ... no
WaterSamplingActivity Collection of water samples no
FiltrationProcess The process of segregation of phases; e no
SoilSample A sample of soil collected from the environment no
FieldDeployedTerraformSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a field-deployed Terraform device no
MicrobialBiomassDataGenerationActivity no
MediaPreparation Activity that prepares a batch of growth media no
IonsAnalysisProduct Ions analysis product, typically derived via ICP-OES or similar instrument no
Organism Reference data representing a biological identity (strain, isolate, no
AMP2PlateSetupActivity AMP2-specific plate setup no
MassSpectrometryInstrumentData Raw data files output from a mass spectrometry instrument no
XRDDataGenerationActivity X-ray Diffraction (XRD) mineralogical analysis activity no
RespirationDataGenerationActivity Data generation activity for soil respiration analysis no
RespirationProduct Soil respiration analysis product no
AerosolSamplingActivity A sampling activity where aerosol samples were collected no
PlantSamplingActivity Collection of samples associated with plants no
LabDevice A lab device is a physical instrument or equipment used in a laboratory setti... no
ChromatographyConfiguration Configuration and settings for a chromatography run no
EngineeredStrainSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a culture of an engineered organism no
MolecularIdentificationProduct a file containing molecular formula identifications that was output from a ma... no
MixedCultureSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a mixed culture no
XASDataGenerationActivity X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) acquisition activity no
Extraction The removal and isolation of a desired analyte from other material in a samp... no
XRayDataGenerationActivity Abstract base class for X-ray analytical methods including XRF (elemental), no
SedimentSamplingActivity Collection of sediment samples from the environment no
OntologyClass no
TextureProduct Soil texture analysis product, typically derived via hydrometer or similar in... no
PlantSample A sample containing plant material no
ChemicalConversionProcess A chemical conversion process used in sample preparation no
EcoplateDataGenerationActivity Ecoplate absorbance measurement at a single timepoint no
CultureEnvironmentalSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a culture of organisms taken from the environment no
Configuration Record of configuration and/or settings for an activity no
GravimetricWaterContentDataGenerationActivity no
MicrobialBiomassProduct Microbial biomass analysis product, typically derived via chloroform fumigati... no
MetagenomicsProduct Abstract base for all metagenomics data products no
SampleProcessingProtocol A sample processing protocol: the recipe, not an execution of it no
MetaproteomicsProduct A tabular data file containing peptide-level, protein-level, or aggregation r... no
XCTProduct X-ray computed tomography (XCT) analysis product for pore geometry and flow p... no
AerosolSample An aerosol sample collected from the environment no
XASInstrumentData Raw XAS sweep file ( no
SolidPhaseExtractionProcess A solid phase extraction (SPE) step (e no
XRDPhaseProduct X-ray Diffraction (XRD) mineral phase identification and quantification data no
MetagenomicsAnnotationProduct Top-level archive for functional annotation outputs (zip/tar stored in MinIO) no
MassSpectrometryDataProduct Abstract base for all mass spectrometry data products no
AerosolArmSample An aerosol sample collected by the ARM facility no
InstrumentData An abstract parent class for raw data files generated by different kinds of ... yes
ExperimentalCulture Growth of an experimental culture for downstream analysis no
EngineeredStrainSample A sample containing a strain of an organism that has been subjected to geneti... no
PHProduct Soil pH analysis product, typically derived via pH meter or similar instrumen... no
SynthesizedMaterialSample A sample containing synthetically generated material no
PlateSetupActivity Abstract base for 96-well plate setup activities no
PhosphorusAnalysisProduct Phosphorus analysis product, typically derived via colorimetric assay of soil... no
SampleProcessing Abstract base for any sample processing activity (physical to physical): one no
Activity Something that happens over time and can use equipment no
MetagenomicsGenePhylogenyProduct Top-level archive for gene-based phylogeny outputs (zip/tar stored in MinIO) no
XCTDataGenerationActivity no
HydraulicPropertiesProduct Soil hydraulic parameters derived from HYPROP evaporation-experiment data no
Site Site-level metadata for a specific location from which a set of samples are c... no
CommerciallyPurchasedSample A sample containing commercially purchased material no
RIProduct A compound and its measurements resulting from a no
Sample A physical sample collected from an environment no
EnzymeActivityDataGenerationActivity no
UVChannelConfig Configuration for a single UV-Vis detector channel no
PurchasedMaterial [NEW ABSTRACT CLASS] Lightweight base for non-sample physical lab materials no
SamplingActivity An activity that involves the collection of a sample no
TerraformSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a Terraform device no
ElementalAnalysisProduct Elemental analysis product, typically derived via combustion or similar instr... no
GWCMoistureProduct Gravimetric water content (GWC) analysis product, typically derived via oven-... no
PreCultureGrowth Growth of a pre-culture to establish viable inoculum before no
CoreSection A section of a core sample (TOP, MID, BTM) no
KuoDataGenerationActivity no
HydraulicPropertiesDataGenerationActivity no
DataProcessingActivity Abstract base for any data processing activity (digital to digital) yes
MSImageProduct one or more image(s) output from a mass spec data processing workflow (eg no
BulkDensityDataGenerationActivity no
OtherUndescribedSamplingActivity Collection of samples from source that does not fit into any of the other cat... no
ResuspensionProcess Resuspension of an analyte (e no
AMP2DataGenerationActivity AMP2 plate measurement (OD, fluorescence, flow cytometry) no
XRFElementalProduct X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) elemental concentration data no

Properties

Type and Range

Property Value
Range String
Domain Of Activity, Entity, DataProduct, DataGenerationActivity, DataProcessingActivity, OntologyClass, ContainerType, LabDevice, SampleProcessing, Configuration, CalibrationStandardRun, PurchasedMaterial, Organism, Site, Sample, SamplingActivity, SoilSamplingActivity, SampleProcessingProtocol, SampleProcessingRun, Study, TimestampValue, TextValue, SoftwareControlledTermValue, ControlledTermValue, QuantityValue

Cardinality and Requirements

Property Value

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self basalt_schema:description
native basalt_schema:description

LinkML Source

name: description
description: Human-readable description for the entity or activity
title: description
from_schema: https://emsl-computing.github.io/BASALT-Schema
rank: 1000
alias: description
domain_of:
- Activity
- Entity
- DataProduct
- DataGenerationActivity
- DataProcessingActivity
- OntologyClass
- ContainerType
- LabDevice
- SampleProcessing
- Configuration
- CalibrationStandardRun
- PurchasedMaterial
- organism
- Site
- Sample
- SamplingActivity
- SoilSamplingActivity
- SampleProcessingProtocol
- SampleProcessingRun
- Study
- TimestampValue
- TextValue
- SoftwareControlledTermValue
- ControlledTermValue
- QuantityValue
range: string