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rRNA contextual data (metadata) What are contextual data?
Contextual data (also called metadata) is a standardized
Matadata is important because it adds additional value to samples submitted to a database.
Following the MIGS/MIMS (Minimum Information About a Meta-Genome Sequence) standards for environmental samples at least the GPS position (longitude, latitude), depth/altitude and time of sampling will become mandatory.
RNA Baser is able to automatically read the metadata template file provided by SILVA ribosomal database project and automatically integrate it into the assembled contigs or into existing FASTA files.
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structure of data that needs to be attached to the sample files before submitting them to international databases (NCBI). Metadata contains information about the sample:
the origin, collection site characteristics (longitude, latitude, depth, temperature), how it was processed (vectors and primers).