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Enum: SampCategoryEnum

Controlled vocabulary defining the category of a sample based on its experiental role.

URI: SampCategoryEnum

Permissible Values

Value Description
sample Biological or environmental sample, including biological and technical replic...
negative control Negative control used to detect contamination, such as field negatives, extra...
positive control Positive control used to verify successful amplification or detection, such a...
PCR standard Standard consisting of known quantities of target nucleic acid used to genera...
Other Other types of samples not represented in the controlled vocabulary

Terms

Name Description
samp_category The type/category of a sample

LinkML Source

name: SampCategoryEnum
description: Controlled vocabulary defining the category of a sample based on its
  experiental role.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/mixs
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  sample:
    text: sample
    description: Biological or environmental sample, including biological and technical
      replicates.
  negative control:
    text: negative control
    description: Negative control used to detect contamination, such as field negatives,
      extraction negatives, or PCR negatives (No-template control; NTC).
  positive control:
    text: positive control
    description: Positive control used to verify successful amplification or detection,
      such as extraction positives or PCR positives.
  PCR standard:
    text: PCR standard
    description: Standard consisting of known quantities of target nucleic acid used
      to generate calibration curves and enable quantification of target molecules.
  Other:
    text: Other
    description: Other types of samples not represented in the controlled vocabulary.