Metadata field: environment_material

Studies:

Scope: all

Required.

Type: string

Example values:

  feces [ENVO:00002003]
  saliva [ENVO:02000036]
  dorsum of tongue [UBERON:0009471]
  supragingival dental plaque [UBERON:0016485]
  soil [ENVO:00001998]
  sand [ENVO:01000017]
  water [ENVO:00002006]
  sea water [ENVO:00002149]
  meltwater [ENVO:01000722]
  rainwater [ENVO:01000600]
  pond water [ENVO:00002228]

Description: EnvO (or UBERON in case the term is not present in EnvO) term describing sample material.

ENA description: The environmental material level refers to the material that was displaced by the sample, or material in which a sample was embedded, prior to the sampling event. Environmental material terms are generally mass nouns. Examples include: air, soil, or water.

Value Count
fecal material [ENVO:00002003] 77854
saliva material [ENVO:02000036] 3392
supragingival dental plaque [UBERON:0016485] 1065
fossa cubitalis ventralis [UBERON:3000786] 631
gastrointestinal system mucosa [UBERON:0004786] 619
subgingival dental plaque [UBERON:0016484] 579
dorsum of tongue [UBERON:0009471] 533
cervical mucus [UBERON:0000316] 394
skin of palm of manus [UBERON:0013777] 352
buccal mucosa [UBERON:0006956] 338
respiratory system [UBERON:0001004] 334
cheek [UBERON:0001567] 324
anterior naris [UBERON:2001427] 288
lumen of digestive tract [UBERON:0006909] 280
skin of elbow [UBERON:0001517] 262
mucosa of nasopharynx [UBERON:0005022] 259
cerebrospinal fluid material [ENVO:02000029] 230
breast milk material [ENVO:02000031] 225
dental plaque [UBERON:0016482] 197
posterior fornix of vagina [UBERON:0016486] 195
sputum [UBERON:0007311] 195
forehead [UBERON:0008200] 183
skin of back [UBERON:0001068] 179
rectum [UBERON:0001052] 174
synovial fluid material [ENVO:02000039] 168
surface of occiput [UBERON:0006054] 164
skin of external ear [UBERON:0001459] 162
skin of forearm [UBERON:0003403] 147
popliteal area [UBERON:0013069] 138
right external ear [UBERON:0006616] 136
skin of knee [UBERON:0001510] 132
skin of leg [UBERON:0001511] 131
skin of trunk [UBERON:0001085] 131
face [UBERON:0001456] 130
reproductive system fluid/secretion [UBERON:0022293] 129
inguinal part of abdomen [UBERON:0008337] 124
scalp [UBERON:0000403] 120
mouth mucosa [UBERON:0003729] 119
interdigital region between pedal digits [UBERON:0006014] 108
external ear [UBERON:0001691] 101
mucosa of vagina [UBERON:0004983] 101
esophagus [UBERON:0001043] 99
heel [UBERON:0015875] 73
skin environment [ENVO:2100003] 70
axilla [UBERON:0009472] 69
umbilicus [UBERON:0007118] 67
female reproductive system fluid/secretion [UBERON:0006537] 66
meconium [UBERON:0007109] 66
skin of forehead [UBERON:0016475] 64
manubrium [UBERON:2001553] 58
urine material [ENVO:00002047] 58
left external ear [UBERON:0006617] 57
lower eyelid [UBERON:0001713] 54
rectal lumen [UBERON:0009670] 53
conjunctiva [UBERON:0001811] 52
urine [UBERON:0001088] 49
throat [UBERON:0000341] 48
skin of cheek [UBERON:0008803] 44
middle ear [UBERON:0001756] 42
occipital bone [UBERON:0001676] 42
ala of nose [UBERON:0006906] 41
colon [UBERON:0001155] 40
external acoustic meatus [UBERON:0001352] 39
mucosa of rectum [UBERON:0003346] 37
nail of pedal digit [UBERON:0009567] 35
tooth crown [UBERON:0003675] 35
webbed interdigital region [UBERON:0006015] 35
negative control 33
skin epidermis [UBERON:0001003] 32
peritoneal fluid [UBERON:0001268] 31
vagina orifice [UBERON:0012317] 30
palatine tonsil [UBERON:0002373] 25
nose [UBERON:0000004] 24
gingiva [UBERON:0001828] 23
skin of pes [UBERON:0001513] 21
fossil material [ENVO:00002164] 20
skin of chest [UBERON:0001868] 20
glabella skin [UBERON:0034765] 19
tongue keratinized epithelium [UBERON:0004650] 17
blood material [ENVO:02000020] 16
colostrum [UBERON:0001914] 16
mock community culture [ENVO:01001059] 15
skin of lip [UBERON:0001458] 11
vagina [UBERON:0000996] 11
eyebrow [UBERON:0010163] 10
skin of neck [UBERON:0001417] 9
skin of manus [UBERON:0001519] 8
infraorbital [UBERON:2000376] 6
inner canthus [UBERON:0005611] 6
jaw region [UBERON:0011595] 5
median vaginal canal [UBERON:0013524] 4
rugal fold of vagina [UBERON:0008798] 4
skin of anterior chest [UBERON:0019200] 4
endometrium [UBERON:0001295] 3
lymph material [ENVO:02000041] 2
large intestine [UBERON:0000059] 1
lung [UBERON:0002048] 1
sebum material [ENVO:02000037] 1