Item _entity.src_method

Description

              The method by which the sample for the entity was produced.
               Entities isolated directly from natural sources (tissues, soil
               samples, etc.) are expected to have further information in the
               ENTITY_SRC_NAT category. Entities isolated from genetically
               manipulated sources are expected to have further information in
               the ENTITY_SRC_GEN category.

Local Description

The method by which the entity was produced, either natural,
manipulated, or synthetic. 

Entities isolated directly from natural sources 
(tissues, soil samples, etc.) are expected to have further 
information in the entity_src_nat category. Entities 
isolated from genetically manipulated sources are expected to
have further information in the entity_src_gen category. 
Water is considered NATural and other solvents as MANipulated.

Category

Local Item Examples

Example 1:

MAN

Example 2:

NAT

Example 3:

SYN

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