American Society for Microbiology
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The American Society for Microbiology is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the microbial sciences through research, education, and advocacy.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44941 — 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: American Society for Microbiology Context triple: [Rita R. Colwell, memberOf, American Society for Microbiology]
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American Society for Cell Biology
The American Society for Cell Biology is a professional scientific organization dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of cell biology through research, education, and advocacy.
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National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is a collective advisory organization in the United States that provides independent, evidence-based guidance on scientific, engineering, and medical issues to policymakers and the public.
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National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine is a leading U.S. nonprofit institution that provides expert, evidence-based advice on health, medicine, and biomedical science to inform policy and improve public health.
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Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
- 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: American Society for Microbiology Target entity description: The American Society for Microbiology is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the microbial sciences through research, education, and advocacy.
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A.
American Society for Cell Biology
The American Society for Cell Biology is a professional scientific organization dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of cell biology through research, education, and advocacy.
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B.
National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
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C.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is a collective advisory organization in the United States that provides independent, evidence-based guidance on scientific, engineering, and medical issues to policymakers and the public.
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National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine is a leading U.S. nonprofit institution that provides expert, evidence-based advice on health, medicine, and biomedical science to inform policy and improve public health.
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Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
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professional association ⓘ scientific society ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ASM ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
academic institutions
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industry partners ⓘ public health agencies ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| engagesIn |
public outreach
ⓘ
science policy advocacy ⓘ |
| field |
microbial sciences
ⓘ
microbiology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
clinical microbiology
ⓘ
environmental microbiology ⓘ industrial microbiology ⓘ infectious diseases ⓘ public health microbiology ⓘ |
| formerName |
Society of American Bacteriologists
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linked to:
American Society for Microbiology
|
| foundedIn | 1899 ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
educators
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health professionals ⓘ scientists ⓘ students ⓘ |
| hasScope | global ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://asm.org ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ |
| offers |
certification programs in microbiology
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education resources ⓘ professional development programs ⓘ |
| organizes |
ASM Microbe annual meeting
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linked to:
American Society for Microbiology
scientific conferences ⓘ webinars ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| publishes |
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology ⓘ Clinical Microbiology Reviews ⓘ Infection and Immunity ⓘ Journal of Bacteriology ⓘ Microbiology Resource Announcements ⓘ mBio ⓘ mSphere ⓘ |
| purpose |
advance the microbial sciences
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advocacy for science-based policy ⓘ promote microbiology education ⓘ support microbiology research ⓘ |
| supports | research funding opportunities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: American Society for Microbiology Description of subject: The American Society for Microbiology is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the microbial sciences through research, education, and advocacy.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: American Society for Microbiology
linked to: American Society for Microbiology
linked to: American Society for Microbiology
linked to: American Society for Microbiology
subject linked to:
Thomas Rivers (virologist)
linked to: American Society for Microbiology