Penicillium marneffei
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Penicillium marneffei is a pathogenic, dimorphic fungus that causes opportunistic systemic infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals in Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Penicillium marneffei canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23448406 — 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: Penicillium marneffei Context triple: [Penicillium, notableSpecies, Penicillium marneffei]
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A.
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic pathogenic fungus that causes blastomycosis, a systemic fungal infection primarily affecting the lungs and sometimes spreading to other organs in humans and animals.
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B.
Histoplasma capsulatum
Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus that causes histoplasmosis, a respiratory and sometimes systemic infection typically acquired by inhaling spores from soil contaminated with bird or bat droppings.
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C.
Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast-like fungal pathogen that primarily causes life-threatening meningitis and systemic infections, especially in immunocompromised individuals such as those with HIV/AIDS.
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D.
Pseudallescheria
Pseudallescheria is a genus of filamentous fungi known for containing opportunistic human pathogens that can cause serious infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
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E.
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common airborne filamentous fungus and opportunistic human pathogen, particularly causing severe infections in immunocompromised individuals.
- 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: Penicillium marneffei Target entity description: Penicillium marneffei is a pathogenic, dimorphic fungus that causes opportunistic systemic infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals in Southeast Asia.
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A.
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic pathogenic fungus that causes blastomycosis, a systemic fungal infection primarily affecting the lungs and sometimes spreading to other organs in humans and animals.
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B.
Histoplasma capsulatum
Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus that causes histoplasmosis, a respiratory and sometimes systemic infection typically acquired by inhaling spores from soil contaminated with bird or bat droppings.
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C.
Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast-like fungal pathogen that primarily causes life-threatening meningitis and systemic infections, especially in immunocompromised individuals such as those with HIV/AIDS.
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D.
Pseudallescheria
Pseudallescheria is a genus of filamentous fungi known for containing opportunistic human pathogens that can cause serious infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
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E.
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common airborne filamentous fungus and opportunistic human pathogen, particularly causing severe infections in immunocompromised individuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.