Yersinia
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Yersinia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several pathogenic species, most notably Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
All labels observed (16)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3439012 — 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: Yersinia Context triple: [Yersinia pestis, genus, Yersinia]
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A.
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis is a highly virulent bacterium responsible for plague, including the historic pandemics of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic forms.
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B.
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacterium that causes the acute diarrheal disease cholera in humans.
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C.
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that causes the disease anthrax in humans and animals.
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D.
Bacillus
Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped, endospore-forming bacteria that includes both harmless environmental species and notable pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis.
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E.
Vibrio
Vibrio is a genus of Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacteria commonly found in marine and estuarine environments, which includes several pathogenic species that cause diseases such as cholera and seafood-associated infections in humans.
- 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: Yersinia Target entity description: Yersinia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several pathogenic species, most notably Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
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A.
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis is a highly virulent bacterium responsible for plague, including the historic pandemics of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic forms.
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B.
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacterium that causes the acute diarrheal disease cholera in humans.
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C.
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that causes the disease anthrax in humans and animals.
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D.
Bacillus
Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped, endospore-forming bacteria that includes both harmless environmental species and notable pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis.
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E.
Vibrio
Vibrio is a genus of Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacteria commonly found in marine and estuarine environments, which includes several pathogenic species that cause diseases such as cholera and seafood-associated infections in humans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial genus ⓘ |
| associatedDisease |
gastroenteritis
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plague ⓘ yersiniosis ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | enteric bacteria ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevelOfSomeSpecies | BSL-3 ⓘ |
| canGrowAt | low temperatures near refrigeration ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ |
| containsSpecies |
Yersinia aldovae
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linked to:
Yersinia
Yersinia aleksiciae ⓘ
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Yersinia
Yersinia bercovieri ⓘ
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Yersinia
Yersinia enterocolitica ⓘ
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Yersinia
Yersinia frederiksenii ⓘ
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Yersinia
Yersinia intermedia ⓘ
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Yersinia
Yersinia kristensenii ⓘ
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Yersinia
Yersinia massiliensis ⓘ
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Yersinia
Yersinia mollaretii ⓘ
linked to:
Yersinia
Yersinia pestis ⓘ Yersinia pseudotuberculosis ⓘ
linked to:
Yersinia
Yersinia rohdei ⓘ
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Yersinia
Yersinia ruckeri ⓘ
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Yersinia
Yersinia similis ⓘ
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Yersinia
Yersinia wautersii ⓘ
linked to:
Yersinia
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| discoveredBy | Alexandre Yersin ⓘ |
| family | Yersiniaceae ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat |
environmental reservoirs such as water and soil
ⓘ
intestinal tract of animals ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| metabolism | fermentative ⓘ |
| motility |
motile at low temperatures
ⓘ
often non-motile at 37 °C ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexandre Yersin ⓘ |
| notableFor | including Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague ⓘ |
| notableSpeciesCount | several pathogenic species ⓘ |
| order | Enterobacterales ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | facultatively anaerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicMember |
Yersinia enterocolitica
ⓘ
linked to:
Yersinia
Yersinia pestis ⓘ Yersinia pseudotuberculosis ⓘ
linked to:
Yersinia
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| phylum |
Pseudomonadota
ⓘ
linked to:
Proteobacteria
|
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | psychrotrophic ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
foodborne
ⓘ
vector-borne via fleas ⓘ waterborne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yersinia Description of subject: Yersinia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several pathogenic species, most notably Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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