Phytophthora infestans
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Phytophthora infestans is a plant-pathogenic oomycete best known for causing potato late blight, the disease responsible for the devastating 19th-century Irish Great Famine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phytophthora infestans canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T298752 — 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: Phytophthora infestans Context triple: [Great Famine, hasCause, Phytophthora infestans]
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A.
Ophiostoma ulmi
Ophiostoma ulmi is a pathogenic fungus best known for causing the devastating tree epidemic known as Dutch elm disease.
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B.
Ophiostoma novo-ulmi
Ophiostoma novo-ulmi is a highly virulent fungal pathogen responsible for the most destructive modern pandemic of Dutch elm disease in elm trees worldwide.
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C.
Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma is a genus of fungi best known for containing species that cause Dutch elm disease in elm trees.
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D.
TMV
TMV is the stock ticker symbol under which TeamViewer, a global provider of remote connectivity and remote access software, is traded on financial markets.
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E.
Dutch elm disease
Dutch elm disease is a devastating fungal infection spread by elm bark beetles that has killed millions of elm trees worldwide, particularly in Europe and North America.
- 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: Phytophthora infestans Target entity description: Phytophthora infestans is a plant-pathogenic oomycete best known for causing potato late blight, the disease responsible for the devastating 19th-century Irish Great Famine.
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A.
Ophiostoma ulmi
Ophiostoma ulmi is a pathogenic fungus best known for causing the devastating tree epidemic known as Dutch elm disease.
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B.
Ophiostoma novo-ulmi
Ophiostoma novo-ulmi is a highly virulent fungal pathogen responsible for the most destructive modern pandemic of Dutch elm disease in elm trees worldwide.
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C.
Ophiostoma
Ophiostoma is a genus of fungi best known for containing species that cause Dutch elm disease in elm trees.
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D.
TMV
TMV is the stock ticker symbol under which TeamViewer, a global provider of remote connectivity and remote access software, is traded on financial markets.
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E.
Dutch elm disease
Dutch elm disease is a devastating fungal infection spread by elm bark beetles that has killed millions of elm trees worldwide, particularly in Europe and North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oomycete
ⓘ
plant pathogen ⓘ water mold ⓘ |
| asexualSporeType | sporangium ⓘ |
| causes |
potato late blight
ⓘ
tomato late blight ⓘ |
| controlMethod |
crop rotation
ⓘ
fungicide application ⓘ resistant cultivars ⓘ sanitation of infected plant material ⓘ |
| describedBy | Heinrich Anton de Bary ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| diseaseType |
foliar disease
ⓘ
tuber disease ⓘ |
| dispersalMode |
airborne sporangia
ⓘ
rain-splash dispersal ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| economicImpact | major global potato yield losses ⓘ |
| family | Peronosporaceae ⓘ |
| favorsClimate | cool, wet weather ⓘ |
| genomeSequenced | true ⓘ |
| genomeSize | approximately 240 megabases ⓘ |
| genus | Phytophthora ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
19th-century European potato famines
ⓘ
Irish Great Famine ⓘ
linked to:
Great Famine
|
| host |
Solanum lycopersicum
ⓘ
Solanum tuberosum ⓘ other Solanaceae ⓘ |
| infectionSite |
potato leaves
ⓘ
potato stems ⓘ potato tubers ⓘ |
| kingdom | Stramenopila ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large, repeat-rich genome
ⓘ
rapid evolution of virulence ⓘ |
| order |
Peronosporales
ⓘ
linked to:
Peronosporaceae
|
| primaryInfectionStructure |
sporangium
ⓘ
zoospore ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| sexualSporeType | oospore ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
genomics ⓘ plant pathology ⓘ |
| symptom |
dark brown to black leaf blight
ⓘ
tuber rot ⓘ water-soaked leaf lesions ⓘ white sporulation at lesion margins ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phytophthora infestans Description of subject: Phytophthora infestans is a plant-pathogenic oomycete best known for causing potato late blight, the disease responsible for the devastating 19th-century Irish Great Famine.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.