diff --git a/migrations/00004_AddStrain_up.sql b/migrations/00004_AddStrain_up.sql
index 355edb2..598650b 100644
--- a/migrations/00004_AddStrain_up.sql
+++ b/migrations/00004_AddStrain_up.sql
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ CREATE TABLE strains (
     accession_banks CHARACTER VARYING(100) NULL,
     genbank_embl_ddb CHARACTER VARYING(100) NULL,
     isolated_from CHARACTER VARYING(100) NULL,
+    notes TEXT NULL,
     author_id BIGINT NOT NULL,
 
     created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL,
diff --git a/strains.go b/strains.go
index 10ebe70..e21151c 100644
--- a/strains.go
+++ b/strains.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type StrainBase struct {
 	AccessionBanks string     `db:"accession_banks" json:"accessionBanks"`
 	GenbankEmblDdb NullString `db:"genbank_embl_ddb" json:"genbankEmblDdb"`
 	IsolatedFrom   NullString `db:"isolated_from" json:"isolatedFrom"`
+	Notes          NullString `db:"notes" json:"notes"`
 	AuthorId       int64      `db:"author_id" json:"author"`
 	CreatedAt      time.Time  `db:"created_at" json:"createdAt"`
 	UpdatedAt      time.Time  `db:"updated_at" json:"updatedAt"`