Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

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biological resource center culture collection research institute

The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute is a leading Dutch research center specializing in the taxonomy, biodiversity, and conservation of fungi and yeasts, maintaining one of the world’s largest fungal culture collections.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute canonical	3
Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures	2
Johanna Westerdijk Institute for Phytopathology	1
Westerdijk	1
Westerdijk Institute	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2978942 — 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: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Context triple: [Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, operatesResearchInstitutes, Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute]

A. Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences
The Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences is a major research institute at the University of Amsterdam focused on fundamental and applied research in molecular and cellular life sciences.
B. Institute of Microbiology
The Institute of Microbiology is a specialized research and teaching center focused on microorganisms and infectious diseases within Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
C. Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Naturalis Biodiversity Center is a major Dutch natural history museum and research institute renowned for its extensive biodiversity collections and scientific work in taxonomy, evolution, and conservation.
D. Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
The Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology is a German research institute specializing in the study of microorganisms in terrestrial environments, including their physiology, genetics, and ecological roles.
E. Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Hortus Botanicus Leiden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, renowned for its historic plant collections and role in botanical research and education in the Netherlands.
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: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Target entity description: The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute is a leading Dutch research center specializing in the taxonomy, biodiversity, and conservation of fungi and yeasts, maintaining one of the world’s largest fungal culture collections.

A. Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences
The Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences is a major research institute at the University of Amsterdam focused on fundamental and applied research in molecular and cellular life sciences.
B. Institute of Microbiology
The Institute of Microbiology is a specialized research and teaching center focused on microorganisms and infectious diseases within Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
C. Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Naturalis Biodiversity Center is a major Dutch natural history museum and research institute renowned for its extensive biodiversity collections and scientific work in taxonomy, evolution, and conservation.
D. Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
The Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology is a German research institute specializing in the study of microorganisms in terrestrial environments, including their physiology, genetics, and ecological roles.
E. Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Hortus Botanicus Leiden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, renowned for its historic plant collections and role in botanical research and education in the Netherlands.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biological resource center ⓘ culture collection ⓘ research institute ⓘ
activity	biodiversity assessment ⓘ conservation of fungal diversity ⓘ deposit of type strains ⓘ maintenance of reference strains ⓘ taxonomy research ⓘ training and education in mycology ⓘ
affiliation	Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
collectionFocus	filamentous fungi ⓘ yeasts ⓘ
collectionType	ex situ microbial collection ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
fieldOfWork	fungal biodiversity ⓘ fungal conservation ⓘ fungal taxonomy ⓘ microbial systematics ⓘ mycology ⓘ yeast taxonomy ⓘ
formerName	Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures ⓘ linked to: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
hasAbbreviation	WFBI ⓘ
hasCollectionSize	one of the world’s largest fungal culture collections ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ
locatedIn	Utrecht ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
maintains	fungal culture collection ⓘ yeast culture collection ⓘ
namedAfter	Johanna Westerdijk ⓘ
parentOrganization	Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
provides	fungal strains for research ⓘ identification services for fungi ⓘ identification services for yeasts ⓘ yeast strains for research ⓘ
recognizedAs	leading center for fungal biodiversity research ⓘ
shortName	Westerdijk Institute ⓘ linked to: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
specializesIn	taxonomy of fungi ⓘ taxonomy of yeasts ⓘ
website	https://www.westerdijkinstitute.nl ⓘ

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