Neurospora crassa
E133709
Neurospora crassa is a filamentous red bread mold fungus widely used as a model organism in genetics and molecular biology.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neurospora crassa canonical | 7 |
| Neurospora | 1 |
| Neurospora crassa complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1151098 — 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: Neurospora crassa Context triple: [Ascomycota, includesTaxon, Neurospora crassa]
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A.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of yeast widely used in baking, brewing, and scientific research as a model eukaryotic organism.
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B.
Claviceps purpurea
Claviceps purpurea is a parasitic fungus best known for infecting cereal grains like rye and producing toxic ergot alkaloids that can cause ergotism in humans and animals.
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C.
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common airborne filamentous fungus and opportunistic human pathogen, particularly causing severe infections in immunocompromised individuals.
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D.
Boehmeriopsis
Boehmeriopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its herbaceous species.
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E.
Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans is a small, transparent roundworm widely used as a model organism in biology and genetics due to its simple anatomy, fully mapped cell lineage, and well-characterized nervous system.
- 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: Neurospora crassa Target entity description: Neurospora crassa is a filamentous red bread mold fungus widely used as a model organism in genetics and molecular biology.
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A.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of yeast widely used in baking, brewing, and scientific research as a model eukaryotic organism.
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B.
Claviceps purpurea
Claviceps purpurea is a parasitic fungus best known for infecting cereal grains like rye and producing toxic ergot alkaloids that can cause ergotism in humans and animals.
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C.
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common airborne filamentous fungus and opportunistic human pathogen, particularly causing severe infections in immunocompromised individuals.
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D.
Boehmeriopsis
Boehmeriopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its herbaceous species.
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E.
Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans is a small, transparent roundworm widely used as a model organism in biology and genetics due to its simple anatomy, fully mapped cell lineage, and well-characterized nervous system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ascomycete
ⓘ
filamentous fungus ⓘ model organism ⓘ |
| asexualSpores | conidia ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-1 ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| class | Sordariomycetes ⓘ |
| color | orange to red colonies ⓘ |
| commonName | red bread mold ⓘ |
| describedBy | Shear & Dodge ⓘ |
| family |
Sordariaceae
ⓘ
linked to:
Sordariomycetes
|
| formsStructure |
mycelium
ⓘ
perithecia ⓘ |
| genomeSequenced | true ⓘ |
| genomeSize | approximately 40 megabases ⓘ |
| genus |
Neurospora
ⓘ
linked to:
Neurospora crassa
|
| growthMedium | minimal medium with defined nutrients ⓘ |
| habitat |
bread and other starchy substrates
ⓘ
decaying plant material ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | filamentous hyphae ⓘ |
| historicallyImportantExperiment | one gene–one enzyme hypothesis ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| matingSystem | heterothallic ⓘ |
| matingTypeLoci |
mat A
ⓘ
mat a ⓘ |
| modelFor |
circadian clocks
ⓘ
eukaryotic gene regulation ⓘ meiosis ⓘ non-Mendelian inheritance ⓘ |
| nutritionalMode | saprotrophic ⓘ |
| order | Sordariales ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
asexual
ⓘ
sexual ⓘ |
| sexualSpores | ascospores ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperatureOptimum | around 25 to 30 degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Edward Tatum
ⓘ
George Beadle ⓘ
linked to:
George W. Beadle
|
| usedIn |
DNA repair studies
ⓘ
cell differentiation studies ⓘ circadian rhythm studies ⓘ epigenetics research ⓘ fungal biology research ⓘ genetics research ⓘ molecular biology research ⓘ recombination research ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1927 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neurospora crassa Description of subject: Neurospora crassa is a filamentous red bread mold fungus widely used as a model organism in genetics and molecular biology.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Neurospora crassa
linked to: Neurospora crassa