metpo-ontology

name	metpo-ontology
description	Finds patterns so metatraits output follows KGX format and METPO semantics without adding extra terms. Use when working with unmapped traits, metatraits transform output, KGX format, trait ontology mapping, or label-to-CURIE resolution.

METPO Ontology and Metatraits Conformance

Purpose

Find patterns so metatraits output follows KGX format and METPO semantics. Do not add extra terms—use only existing ontology terms.

Instructions

1. Allowed ontologies: Metatraits should express traits using GO, CHEBI, EC, METPO, and RHEA only.

2. Ontology data location: data/transformed/ontologies/ (GO, CHEBI, EC, METPO nodes/edges) and data/transformed/rhea_mappings/ (RHEA mappings).

3. Known unmapped relationship types: Reference docs/metatraits/unmapped_traits_unique.tsv for relationship types derived from unmapped_traits.tsv and taxa in data/transformed/metatraits/.

4. Label-to-CURIE mappings: https://metatraits.embl.de/traits shows relations between labels and CURIEs for chemicals, enzymes, etc. Use this to resolve unmapped traits—look up the mapping between term labels and term CURIEs.

5. Conformance: Ensure output conforms to KGX format and METPO semantics; do not introduce new terms.

Reference Material

• Metatraits traits browser: https://metatraits.embl.de/traits — label-to-CURIE mappings for chemicals, enzymes, and other terms (use when resolving unmapped traits)
• Ontology data: data/transformed/ontologies/ (GO, CHEBI, EC, METPO) and data/transformed/rhea_mappings/ (RHEA)
• METPO: https://github.com/berkeleybop/metpo — Microbial Ecophysiological Trait and Phenotype Ontology (Berkeley BOP)
• OMP: Ontology of Microbial Phenotypes (related, broader)