Description of database fields
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| field name | comments | data type | allowed values | required | maximum length (characters) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | id - primary key | integer | - | yes | 6 |
| isolate | isolate name | text | - | yes | 20 |
| aliases | alternative names for isolate | text (multiple) | - | no | - |
| references | PubMed ids that link to publications that describe or include record | integer (multiple) | - | no | - |
| duplicate_number | To be filled by curators only | text | - | no | 10 |
| species | Taxonomic designation | text |
C. belfantii
C. diphtheriae C. pseudotuberculosis C. rouxii C. ulcerans Other Unknown |
yes | - |
| biovar | biovar | text |
Belfanti
Gravis Intermedius Mitis Other Unknown |
no | - |
| tox_gene_PCR | Identified virulence gene | text |
Positive
Negative N/A |
no | - |
| tox_production_Elek | text |
Positive
Negative N/A |
no | - | |
| isolation_year | year of isolation | integer | - | no | 4 |
| city | city of isolation | text | - | no | 30 |
| country | Country where strain was isolated. If any doubt, please search terms here:http://insdc.org/country.html | text | yes | - | |
| state_or_locality | additional location info (state/region/department/city) | text | - | no | 60 |
| travel_history | If recent travel from a country distinct from the isolation country | text | - | yes | 30 |
| host | environment or host | text | - | yes | 30 |
| source | clinical site, etc. | text | - | no | 50 |
| infection_or_disease | kind of infection or disease | text | - | no | 40 |
| other_source_info | text | - | no | 70 | |
| resistance_info | Antimicrobial resistance pattern and/or mechanisms | text | - | no | 70 |
| comments | Other comments | text | - | no | 1000 |
| accession_number | text | - | no | 20 | |
| epidemic_cluster | Epidemic clusters | text | - | no | 50 |
| sender | user who sent data, links to users table | integer | Click for list of sender ids | yes | 4 |
| curator | curator who entered data, links to user table | integer | Click for list of curator ids | yes | 4 |
| date_entered | date first entered | date | - | yes | 10 |
| datestamp | date last modified | date | - | yes | 10 |
| outbreak_or_sporadic | Outbreak or sporadic | text | - | no | 10 |