identifier: METPO:1007073
label: osmotic tolerance
definition: A phenotype characterized by the ability to grow under high osmotic pressure
  (non-NaCl).
trait_category: OTHER
term_kind: CLASS
mapping_status: SEEDED
parent_traits:
- METPO:1000059
synonyms:
- synonym_text: osmophile
  synonym_type: EXACT_SYNONYM
  source: metpo.owl
created_by: Marcin Joachimiak
curation_history:
- timestamp: '2026-09-11T10:12:15Z'
  curator: seed_from_metpo
  action: SEEDED_FROM_METPO
  changes: imported from data/raw/metpo.owl (CLASS)
- timestamp: '2026-09-11T10:50:38Z'
  curator: codex
  action: ENRICHED_FROM_LITERATURE
  changes: Enriched the seeded METPO osmotic tolerance phenotype with DOI-backed nonionic
    hyperosmotic stress evidence after a repository-wide duplicate review covering
    ignored and hidden files.
  llm_assisted: true
definition_source: DOI:10.1128/mBio.00390-21
evidence:
- reference: DOI:10.1128/mBio.00390-21
  snippet: tolerance against hyperosmotic conditions (400 mM sorbitol)
  notes: Ledermann et al. assayed Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens USDA 110 against 400
    mM sorbitol as the hyperosmotic nonionic condition and contrasted it with NaCl,
    MgCl2, and MgSO4 ionic stresses.