Retroviridae
E1266728
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Retroviridae is a family of enveloped RNA viruses that replicate through a DNA intermediate using reverse transcriptase and includes important human pathogens such as HIV.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Retroviridae canonical | 3 |
| Orthoretrovirinae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17396226 — 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: Retroviridae Context triple: [Riboviria, includes, Retroviridae]
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A.
Nidovirales
Nidovirales is an order of enveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses that includes coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and infects a wide range of animal hosts.
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B.
Mononegavirales
Mononegavirales is an order of enveloped viruses with nonsegmented, negative-sense single-stranded RNA genomes that includes several significant human and animal pathogens.
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C.
Artoviridae
Artoviridae is a family of negative-sense RNA viruses within the order Mononegavirales, known to infect invertebrate hosts.
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D.
Adenoviridae
Adenoviridae is a family of non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses that infect a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including humans, and are known for causing respiratory, ocular, and gastrointestinal infections.
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E.
Lispiviridae
Lispiviridae is a family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses within the order Mononegavirales, known for infecting fungi and other lower eukaryotes.
- 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: Retroviridae Target entity description: Retroviridae is a family of enveloped RNA viruses that replicate through a DNA intermediate using reverse transcriptase and includes important human pathogens such as HIV.
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A.
Nidovirales
Nidovirales is an order of enveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses that includes coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and infects a wide range of animal hosts.
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B.
Mononegavirales
Mononegavirales is an order of enveloped viruses with nonsegmented, negative-sense single-stranded RNA genomes that includes several significant human and animal pathogens.
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C.
Artoviridae
Artoviridae is a family of negative-sense RNA viruses within the order Mononegavirales, known to infect invertebrate hosts.
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D.
Adenoviridae
Adenoviridae is a family of non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses that infect a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including humans, and are known for causing respiratory, ocular, and gastrointestinal infections.
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E.
Lispiviridae
Lispiviridae is a family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses within the order Mononegavirales, known for infecting fungi and other lower eukaryotes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.