Slot: host_species

Species of the host organism that the sample was collected from.

URI: nmdc:host_species

Applicable Classes

Name	Description	Modifies Slot
Biosample	Biological source material which can be characterized by an experiment	no

Properties

• Range: String

Examples

Value
mays
coli

Comments

• Free-text submitter-provided host species. For an ontology-grounded host identification, use host_taxid (MIXS:0000250) on the same class.

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value

LinkML Source

name: host_species
description: Species of the host organism that the sample was collected from.
comments:
- Free-text submitter-provided host species. For an ontology-grounded host identification,
  use `host_taxid` (MIXS:0000250) on the same class.
examples:
- value: mays
  description: GOLD organism_v2 host_name "Zea mays" (n=432 records, queried 2026-04-30)
- value: coli
  description: GOLD organism_v2 host_name "Escherichia coli K-12" (Go0084483 Escherichia
    phage JSE, queried 2026-04-30)
in_subset:
- jgi_isolate
from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
structured_aliases:
- literal_form: Host Species
  predicate: EXACT_SYNONYM
  contexts:
  - https://jgi.doe.gov/isolate-submission-form/v19
rank: 1000
alias: host_species
domain_of:
- Biosample
range: string