Wigglesworthia
E930653
Wigglesworthia is a genus of obligate endosymbiotic bacteria that live inside tsetse flies and provide essential nutrients to their hosts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wigglesworthia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11515282 — 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: Wigglesworthia Context triple: [Gammaproteobacteria, includesGenus, Wigglesworthia]
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A.
Wolinella
Wolinella is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria known for inhabiting animal gastrointestinal tracts and participating in hydrogen-based syntrophic relationships.
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B.
Wolbachia bacteria
Wolbachia bacteria are intracellular, maternally inherited bacteria that infect a wide range of arthropods and some nematodes, often manipulating host reproduction and serving as essential symbionts in certain parasitic worms.
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C.
Monocercomonoides
Monocercomonoides is a genus of single-celled, flagellated protists notable for lacking mitochondria and instead using bacterial-derived enzymes for essential cellular processes.
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D.
Smaragdicoccus
Smaragdicoccus is a bacterial genus within the order Corynebacteriales, a group that includes diverse actinobacteria often associated with soil, aquatic environments, and host-associated microbiomes.
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E.
Helicophagus
Helicophagus is a genus of freshwater catfish within the family Pangasiidae, native to rivers in Southeast Asia.
- 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: Wigglesworthia Target entity description: Wigglesworthia is a genus of obligate endosymbiotic bacteria that live inside tsetse flies and provide essential nutrients to their hosts.
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A.
Wolinella
Wolinella is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria known for inhabiting animal gastrointestinal tracts and participating in hydrogen-based syntrophic relationships.
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B.
Wolbachia bacteria
Wolbachia bacteria are intracellular, maternally inherited bacteria that infect a wide range of arthropods and some nematodes, often manipulating host reproduction and serving as essential symbionts in certain parasitic worms.
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C.
Monocercomonoides
Monocercomonoides is a genus of single-celled, flagellated protists notable for lacking mitochondria and instead using bacterial-derived enzymes for essential cellular processes.
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D.
Smaragdicoccus
Smaragdicoccus is a bacterial genus within the order Corynebacteriales, a group that includes diverse actinobacteria often associated with soil, aquatic environments, and host-associated microbiomes.
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E.
Helicophagus
Helicophagus is a genus of freshwater catfish within the family Pangasiidae, native to rivers in Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial genus
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endosymbiont ⓘ obligate endosymbiont ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
tsetse fly blood-feeding adaptation
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tsetse fly vector competence ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| cellularLocationInHost |
bacteriocyte
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bacteriome ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | symbiont of blood-feeding insects ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | insect intracellular environment ⓘ |
| evolutionaryFeature | long-term coevolution with tsetse flies ⓘ |
| family |
Enterobacteriaceae
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linked to:
Enterobacterales
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| genomeCharacteristic |
AT-rich genome
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reduced genome ⓘ small genome size ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat | tsetse fly midgut-associated tissues ⓘ |
| host |
Glossina
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tsetse fly ⓘ |
| importanceForHost |
required for host fertility
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required for normal tsetse fly development ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| lifestyle | intracellular ⓘ |
| metabolicFeature |
loss of many free-living metabolic pathways
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retention of vitamin biosynthesis pathways ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Vincent Wigglesworth ⓘ |
| nutritionalRole |
B vitamin biosynthesis
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provision of essential nutrients ⓘ |
| order | Enterobacterales ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | facultative anaerobe ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Buchnera
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other insect nutritional endosymbionts ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| researchUse |
model for genome reduction in symbionts
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model for insect–bacteria mutualism ⓘ |
| symbiosisType | obligate mutualism ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| transmissionMode | vertical transmission ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute | maternal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wigglesworthia Description of subject: Wigglesworthia is a genus of obligate endosymbiotic bacteria that live inside tsetse flies and provide essential nutrients to their hosts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.