identifier: METPO:1007063
label: colony shape
definition: A colony morphology characterized by the overall macroscopic colony outline
  as observed on solid medium.
trait_category: OTHER
term_kind: CLASS
mapping_status: SEEDED
parent_traits:
- METPO:1007062
created_by: Marcin Joachimiak
curation_history:
- timestamp: '2026-09-11T11:34:31Z'
  curator: seed_from_metpo
  action: SEEDED_FROM_METPO
  changes: imported from data/raw/metpo.owl (CLASS)
- timestamp: '2026-09-11T11:35:01Z'
  curator: codex
  action: ENRICHED_FROM_LITERATURE
  changes: Enriched the seeded METPO colony shape 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 one of the primary macroscopic morphology
    descriptors recorded for well-separated colonies on solid medium.
- reference: https://asm.org/asm/media/protocol-images/colony-morphology-protocol.pdf
  snippet: FIG. 1. Diagram illustrating the various forms, elevations, and margins
    of bacterial colonies (3).
  notes: The ASM protocol separates colony forms from elevations and margins, supporting
    this record as the colony-outline component of colony morphology.