Slot: isolate_name

Isolate or mutant name.

URI: nmdc:isolate_name

Applicable Classes

Name	Description	Modifies Slot
Organism	A material entity that is a living or once-living individual	no

Properties

• Range: String

Examples

Value
Bd21-3
MR164
Isolate

Comments

• MIxS subspecf_gen_lin (MIXS:0000020) covers this concept along with strain, cultivar, serovar, biotype, ecotype, and other sub-species lineage types in a single slot using a rank-prefix encoding. NMDC uses a separate slot for the isolate rank specifically.

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

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

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
related	MIXS:0000020

LinkML Source

name: isolate_name
description: Isolate or mutant name.
comments:
- MIxS `subspecf_gen_lin` (MIXS:0000020) covers this concept along with strain, cultivar,
  serovar, biotype, ecotype, and other sub-species lineage types in a single slot
  using a rank-prefix encoding. NMDC uses a separate slot for the isolate rank specifically.
examples:
- value: Bd21-3
  description: GOLD dw_sample_taxonomy_info.isolate (n=260 records, queried 2026-04-30)
    — Brachypodium distachyon Bd21-3 reference accession
- value: MR164
  description: GOLD dw_sample_taxonomy_info.isolate (n=555 records, queried 2026-04-30)
- value: Isolate
  description: GOLD dw_sample_taxonomy_info.isolate (n=918 records, queried 2026-04-30)
    — generic placeholder used when no specific mutant/isolate name is recorded
in_subset:
- jgi_isolate
from_schema: https://w3id.org/nmdc/nmdc
structured_aliases:
- literal_form: Isolate
  predicate: EXACT_SYNONYM
  contexts:
  - https://jgi.doe.gov/isolate-submission-form/v19
related_mappings:
- MIXS:0000020
rank: 1000
alias: isolate_name
domain_of:
- Organism
range: string