Metadata field: environment_feature

Studies:

Scope: all

Required.

Type: string

Example values:

  • intestine environment [ENVO:2100002]
  • mouth environment [ENVO:08000002]
  • skin environment [ENVO:2100003]
  • vagina [UBERON:0000996]
  • puddle of water [ENVO:01000871]
  • lake [ENVO:00000020]
  • ocean trench [ENVO:00000275]
  • mid-ocean ridge [ENVO:00000406]
  • harbor [ENVO:00000463]

Description: EnvO (or UBERON in case the term is not present in EnvO) term describing the environment from which the sample is coming. Compared to biome, feature is a descriptor of the more local environment. The standard entry for the gut microbiome is intestine environment [ENVO:2100002].

Value Count
intestine environment [ENVO:2100002] 89130
mouth environment [ENVO:08000002] 6528
skin environment [ENVO:2100003] 4838
vagina [UBERON:0000996] 839
nose [UBERON:0000004] 374
oropharynx [UBERON:0001729] 246
adult brain [UBERON:6003624] 230
mammary gland [UBERON:0001911] 200
respiratory system [UBERON:0001004] 195
rectum [UBERON:0001052] 186
nasopharynx [UBERON:0001728] 173
knee joint [UBERON:0001485] 168
lateral vaginal canal [UBERON:0013523] 129
lower urinary tract [UBERON:0001556] 107
eye [UBERON:0000970] 106
esophagus [UBERON:0001043] 99
lung [UBERON:0002048] 73
lower respiratory tract [UBERON:0001558] 53
tissue [UBERON:0000479] 44
trabecular bone tissue [UBERON:0002483] 42
negative control 33
breast milk material [ENVO:02000031] 32
bodily fluid material [ENVO:02000019] 28
large intestine [UBERON:0000059] 26
oral cavity [UBERON:0000167] 24
vermiform appendix [UBERON:0001154] 23
colon [UBERON:0001155] 22
mock community culture [ENVO:01001059] 22
vascular system [UBERON:0007798] 16
throat [UBERON:0000341] 12
liquid environmental material [ENVO:01000815] 8
lymph node [UBERON:0000029] 2
adult thorax [UBERON:6003018] 1