identifier: METPO:1005040
label: generalist
definition: A phenotype describing an organism with a broad ecological niche, capable
  of thriving across diverse environments or utilizing varied resources.
trait_category: OTHER
term_kind: CLASS
mapping_status: SEEDED
parent_traits:
- METPO:1000059
curation_history:
- timestamp: '2026-09-12T22:29:50Z'
  curator: seed_from_metpo
  action: SEEDED_FROM_METPO
  changes: imported from data/raw/metpo.owl (CLASS)
- timestamp: '2026-09-12T22:35:00Z'
  curator: codex
  action: ENRICHED_FROM_LITERATURE
  changes: Enriched the seeded METPO generalist phenotype with DOI-backed bacterial
    and prokaryotic niche-breadth evidence after a repository-wide duplicate review
    covering ignored and hidden files.
  llm_assisted: true
definition_source: DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiaa240
evidence:
- reference: DOI:10.1093/femsec/fiaa240
  snippet: Organisms are often categorized as generalists or specialists, corresponding
    to broad or narrow niche requirements
  notes: Bell and Bell frame bacterial generalism by broad niche requirements across
    environmental axes such as temperature tolerance and resource use.
- reference: DOI:10.1038/s41559-023-02027-7
  snippet: Generalists can survive in many environments, whereas specialists are restricted
    to a single environment.
  notes: The social-niche-breadth study defines generalists and specialists while
    introducing a niche-breadth score for prokaryotic genomes across environments.