identifier: METPO:1007064
label: circular colony
definition: A colony shape that has a regular round outline.
trait_category: OTHER
term_kind: CLASS
mapping_status: SEEDED
parent_traits:
- METPO:1007063
synonyms:
- synonym_text: round colony
  synonym_type: EXACT_SYNONYM
  source: metpo.owl
created_by: Marcin Joachimiak
curation_history:
- timestamp: '2026-09-11T11:51:15Z'
  curator: seed_from_metpo
  action: SEEDED_FROM_METPO
  changes: imported from data/raw/metpo.owl (CLASS)
- timestamp: '2026-09-11T11:52:08Z'
  curator: codex
  action: ENRICHED_FROM_LITERATURE
  changes: Enriched the seeded METPO circular colony phenotype with stable ASM protocol
    evidence after a repository-wide duplicate review covering ignored and hidden
    files.
  llm_assisted: true
definition_source: https://asm.org/asm/media/protocol-images/colony-morphology-protocol.pdf
evidence:
- reference: https://asm.org/asm/media/protocol-images/colony-morphology-protocol.pdf
  snippet: Describe the form, elevation, and margin as indicated in Fig. 1. Also indicate
    whether the colonies are smooth (shiny glistening surface), rough (dull, bumpy,
    granular, or matte surface), or mucoid (slimy or gummy appearance).
  notes: Breakwell et al. describe colony form as an observed macroscopic feature
    separate from elevation and margin; circular colony specializes that form axis.
- reference: https://asm.org/asm/media/protocol-images/colony-morphology-protocol.pdf
  snippet: Colonies are smooth and are circular in form with an entire margin.
  notes: The ASM example records circular form separately from entire margin and convex
    elevation, supporting circular as a colony outline state rather than a margin
    or elevation descriptor.