Air environment
Here is a link to NCBI definition page for the air package.
Required
sample_name
This is your group name. mothur will fill this in for you, thanks mom!
description
Description of sample
sample_title
The title for your sample.
format: {text}
seq_methods
The free form descriptions of methods used to create the sequencing library.
format: {text}
organism
You must choose this from the NCBI’s list found here. This is controlled vocabulary. Your choices are: activated carbon metagenome, activated sludge metagenome, air metagenome, anaerobic digester metagenome, ant fungus garden metagenome, aquatic metagenome, activated carbon metagenome, activated sludge metagenome, beach sand metagenome, biofilm metagenome, biofilter metagenome, biogas fermenter metagenome, bioreactor metagenome, bioreactor sludge metagenome, clinical metagenome, coal metagenome, compost metagenome, dust metagenome, fermentation metagenome, food fermentation metagenome, food metagenome, freshwater metagenome, freshwater sediment metagenome, groundwater metagenome, halite metagenome, hot springs metagenome, hydrocarbon metagenome, hydrothermal vent metagenome, hypersaline lake metagenome, ice metagenome, indoor metagenome, industrial waste metagenome, mangrove metagenome, marine metagenome, marine sediment metagenome, microbial mat metagenome, mine drainage metagenome, mixed culture metagenome, oil production facility metagenome, paper pulp metagenome, permafrost metagenome, plastisphere metagenome, power plant metagenome, retting rhizosphere metagenome, rock metagenome, salt lake metagenome, saltern metagenome, sediment metagenome, snow metagenome, soil metagenome, stromatolite metagenome, terrestrial metagenome, tomb wall metagenome, wastewater metagenome, wetland metagenome, whale fall metagenome, algae metagenome, ant metagenome, bat metagenome, beetle metagenome, bovine gut metagenome, bovine metagenome, chicken gut metagenome, coral metagenome, echinoderm metagenome, endophyte metagenome, epibiont metagenome, fish metagenome, fossil metagenome, gill metagenome, gut metagenome, honeybee metagenome, human gut metagenome, human lung metagenome, human metagenome, human nasal/pharyngeal metagenome, human oral metagenome, human skin metagenome, insect gut metagenome, insect metagenome, mollusc metagenome, mosquito metagenome, mouse gut metagenome, mouse metagenome, mouse skin metagenome, nematode metagenome, oral metagenome, phyllosphere metagenome, pig metagenome, plant metagenome, primate metagenome, rat metagenome, root metagenome, sea squirt metagenome, seed metagenome, shoot metagenome, skin metagenome, snake metagenome, sponge metagenome, stomach metagenome, symbiont metagenome, termite gut metagenome, termite metagenome, upper respiratory tract metagenome, urine metagenome, viral metagenome, wallaby gut metagenome, wasp metagenome, synthetic metagenome, metagenome. You can modify your choice after submission.
collection_date
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)
format: {timestamp}
env_biome
Major class of ecologically similar communities of plants, animals, and other organisms (eg., desert, coral reef).
format: {term}
env_feature
Geographical environmental feature (eg., harbor, lake).
format: {term}
geo_loc_name
Geographical origin of the sample; use the appropriate name from this list http://www.insdc.org/documents/country-qualifier-vocabulary. Use a colon to separate the country or ocean from more detailed information about the location, eg \“Canada: Vancouver\” or \“Germany: halfway down Zugspitze, Alps\”.
format: {term}:{term}:{text}
lat_lon
The geographical coordinates of the location where the sample was collected. Specify as degrees latitude and longitude in format \“d[d.dddd] N|S d[dd.dddd] W|E\”, eg, 38.98 N 77.11 W.
format: {float} {float}
env_material
The matter displaced by the sample (eg., air, soil, water).
format: {term}
altitude
The altitude of the sample is the vertical distance between Earth’s surface above Sea Level and the sampled position in the air.
format: {float} m
Optional
barometric_press
The force per unit area exerted against a surface by the weight of air above that surface.
format: {float} {unit}
carb_dioxide
The carbon dioxide (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling.
format: {float} {unit}
carb_monoxide
The carbon monoxide (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling.
format: {float} {unit}
chem_administration
The list of chemical compounds administered to the host or site where sampling occurred, and when (e.g. antibiotics, N fertilizer, air filter); can include multiple compounds. For Chemical Entities of Biological Interest ontology (CHEBI) (v1.72), please see https://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/44603.
format: {term}; {timestamp}
elev
The elevation of the sampling site as measured by the vertical distance from mean sea level.
format: {float} {unit}
humidity
The amount of water vapour in the air, at the time of sampling.
format: {float} {unit}
methane
The methane (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling.
format: {float} {unit}
organism_count
The total count of any organism per gram or volume of sample,should include name of organism followed by count; can include multiple organism counts.
format: {text};{float} {unit}
oxy_stat_samp
The oxygenation status of sample.
format: [, 'aerobic', 'anaerobic']
oxygen
The oxygen (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling.
format: {float} {unit}
perturbation
The type of perturbation, e.g. chemical administration, physical disturbance, etc., coupled with time that perturbation occurred; can include multiple perturbation types.
format: {text};{interval}
pollutants
The pollutant types and, amount or concentrations measured at the time of sampling; can report multiple pollutants by entering numeric values preceded by name of pollutant.
format: {text};{float} {unit}
rel_to_oxygen
Aerobic or anaerobic
format: [, 'aerobe', 'anaerobe', 'facultative', 'microaerophilic', 'microanaerobe', 'obligate aerobe', 'obligate anaerobe']
resp_part_matter
The concentration of substances that remain suspended in the air, and comprise mixtures of organic and inorganic substances (PM10 and PM2.5); can report multiple PM’s by entering numeric values preceded by name of PM
format: {text};{float} {unit}
samp_collect_device
Method or device employed for collecting sample
format: {text}
samp_mat_process
Processing applied to the sample during or after isolation.
format: {text|term}
samp_salinity
The sample salinity.
format: {float} {unit}
samp_size
The sample size.
format: {float} {unit}
samp_store_dur
The sample storage duration.
format: {interval}
samp_store_loc
The sample storage location. Usually name of a specific freezer/room
format: {text}
samp_store_temp
The sample storage temperature.
format: {float} {unit}
solar_irradiance
The amount of solar energy that arrives at a specific area of a surface during a specific time interval.
format: {float} {unit}
temp
The temperature of the sample at time of sampling.
format: {float} {unit}
ventilation_rate
The ventilation rate of the system in the sampled premises.
format: {float} {unit}
ventilation_type
The ventilation system used in the sampled premises.
format: {text}
volatile_org_comp
The concentration of carbon-based chemicals that easily evaporate at room temperature; can report multiple volatile organic compounds by entering numeric values preceded by name of compound.
format: {text};{float} {unit}
wind_direction
The wind direction is the direction from which a wind originates.
format: {text}
wind_speed
The speed of wind measured at the time of sampling.
format: {float} {unit}
user_defined
You may create your own optional fields to describe your sample.