This directory is a collection of example COMBINE/OMEX archives that describe simulations of biological models. As detailed below, the archives in this directory involve a variety of modeling frameworks (e.g., logical, constraint-based), simulation algorithms (e.g., CVODE, SSA), and model formats (e.g., BNGL, SBML). All of the simulations in the archives in this directory are described using the Simulation Experiment Description Markup Language (SED-ML).
The purpose of this directory is two-fold:
- This directory serves as a reference for the community.
- The directory serves as a test suite for the BioSimulators registry of biosimulation tools. Tools submitted to the registry are validated using the software in this repository and the examples in this directory.
The archives in this directory involve the following modeling frameworks:
Name | SBO id |
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flux balance | SBO_0000624 |
hybrid flux balance-continous | SBO_0000684 |
logical | SBO_0000234 |
non-spatial continuous | SBO_0000293 |
non-spatial discrete | SBO_0000295 |
resource balance | SBO_0000692 |
spatial discrete | SBO_0000294 |
The archives in this directory involve numerous simulation algorithms such as:
Name | Acronym | KiSAO id |
---|---|---|
Code Value Ordinary Differential Equation Solver | CVODE | KISAO_0000019 |
Stochastic Simulation Algorithm | SSA | KISAO_0000029 |
The archives in this directory involve the following model formats:
Name | Acronym | EDAM id |
---|---|---|
BioNetGen Language | BNGL | format_3972 |
CellML | format_3240 | |
NeuroML/Low Entropy Model Specification Language | LEMS | |
RBA TSV/XML format | ||
Smoldyn Language | ||
Systems Biology Markup Language (core) | SBML | format_2585 |
SBML flux balance constraints package | SBML-fbc | format_2585 |
SBML qualitative modeling package | SBML-qual | format_2585 |
SBML MASS schema | ||
Virtual Cell Markup Language | VCML | |
XPP ODE format |
Note, more specific EDAM terms have SBML-fbc, SBML-qual, and other formats have been requested.
The archives in this directory involve the following model formats:
Name | EDAM id |
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SED-ML | format_3685 |
Vega | format_3969 |
Because each simulation tool only supports a limited number of modeling frameworks, simulation algorithms, and model formats, no simulation tool is capable of executing all of the archives in this directory. The BioSimulators registry of biosimulation tools contains detailed information about the modeling frameworks, simulation algorithms, and model formats supported by each registered tool. This information can be used to determine which tools are capable of executing a given archive.
Below is information about the compatibility of a selection of archives.