bacteriophage T4
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Bacteriophage T4 is a well-studied lytic virus that infects Escherichia coli and has served as a classic model organism in molecular genetics and phage biology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| bacteriophage T4 canonical | 3 |
| Bacteriophage T4 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16101179 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: bacteriophage T4 Context triple: [Seymour Benzer, researchSubject, bacteriophage T4]
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A.
bacteriophage T1
Bacteriophage T1 is a virulent E. coli-infecting virus historically important in genetics for studies of mutation and bacterial resistance.
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B.
bacteriophage T2
Bacteriophage T2 is a virus that infects Escherichia coli and was pivotal in experiments demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material.
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C.
bacteriophage lambda
Bacteriophage lambda is a temperate virus that infects Escherichia coli and serves as a classic model system for studying gene regulation, lysogeny, and molecular genetics.
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D.
TMV
TMV is a deemed university in Pune, India, known for offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs with an emphasis on Indian culture, philosophy, and social sciences.
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E.
TMV
TMV is the stock ticker symbol under which TeamViewer, a global provider of remote connectivity and remote access software, is traded on financial markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: bacteriophage T4 Target entity description: Bacteriophage T4 is a well-studied lytic virus that infects Escherichia coli and has served as a classic model organism in molecular genetics and phage biology.
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A.
bacteriophage T1
Bacteriophage T1 is a virulent E. coli-infecting virus historically important in genetics for studies of mutation and bacterial resistance.
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B.
bacteriophage T2
Bacteriophage T2 is a virus that infects Escherichia coli and was pivotal in experiments demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material.
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C.
bacteriophage lambda
Bacteriophage lambda is a temperate virus that infects Escherichia coli and serves as a classic model system for studying gene regulation, lysogeny, and molecular genetics.
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D.
TMV
TMV is a deemed university in Pune, India, known for offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs with an emphasis on Indian culture, philosophy, and social sciences.
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E.
TMV
TMV is the stock ticker symbol under which TeamViewer, a global provider of remote connectivity and remote access software, is traded on financial markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.