# Environmental conditions, treatments and exposures ontology (ECTO)

> ECTO describes exposures to experimental treatments of plants and model organisms (e.g....

- Page: https://library.schematica.io/model/d1d17f689277498884561a7493808e30
- Model type: Ontology
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Access type: Free
- Access method: Download
- Model size: Huge
- Formats: OWL
- External link: https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/ECTO
- Contact: Anne Thessen (annethessen@gmail.com)
- Listed in library: 2025-06-12
- Last updated: 2023-02-15

## Description

## Ontology Info

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Acronyme | ECTO |
| Description | ECTO describes exposures to experimental treatments of plants and model organisms (e.g. exposures to modification of diet, lighting levels, temperature); exposures of humans or any other organisms to stressors through a variety of routes, for purposes of public health, environmental monitoring etc, stimuli, natural and experimental, any kind of environmental condition or change in condition that can be experienced by an organism or population of organisms on earth. The scope is very general and can include for example plant treatment regimens, as well as human clinical exposures (although these may better be handled by a more specialized ontology). |
| Format | OWL |
| Categories | Other |
| Groups | OBO Foundry |

## Metrics

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Classes | 17,904 |
| Individuals | 334 |
| Properties | 317 |
| Max Depth | 40 |
| Max Child Count | 2,826 |
| Average Child Count | 4 |
| Classes With One Child | 3,487 |
| Classes With More Than 25 Children | 129 |
| Classes With No Definition | 2,592 |

## Projects using ECTO

No projects using ECTO

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