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The BioSample database stores descriptive information about the physical biological materials used to generate data submitted to K-BDS's data archives. Typical examples of a BioSample include a cell line, a tissue biopsy or an environmental isolate. The BioSample database promotes the use of structured and consistent attribute names and values to describe sample properties and provenance. BioSample records are reciprocally linked to data derived from that sample and to the BioProjects in which they participate.

BioSample submission is required as part of data deposit to several KBDS primary data archives including KRA, KEA, KNA and KMAP. Typically, BioSample data are submitted first and assigned BioSample accession numbers (KASxxxxxxxx). The BioSample accession numbers can subsequently be referenced as appropriate when submitting corresponding experimental data to the archival database. At this time, BioSample submission is not required for KHBDB; deposit to those databases triggers automatic creation of BioSample records.