Beggiatoa
E930659
Beggiatoa is a genus of filamentous, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria commonly found in aquatic and sediment environments where they play a key role in sulfur cycling.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beggiatoa canonical | 2 |
| Beggiatoa alba | 2 |
| Beggiatoa leptomitiformis | 1 |
| Beggiatoa sp. | 1 |
| Beggiatoa spp. | 1 |
| Beggiatoales | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11515290 — 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: Beggiatoa Context triple: [Gammaproteobacteria, includesGenus, Beggiatoa]
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A.
Blissenobiarella
Blissenobiarella is a character from Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, known as a member of the aristocracy on the planet Kalgan who becomes romantically involved with the Mule.
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B.
Bergalia
Bergalia is a small rural locality in New South Wales, Australia, situated near the coastal town of Moruya.
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C.
Terricciola
Terricciola is a small Tuscan town in central Italy known for its rolling vineyard-covered hills, wine production, and historic rural charm.
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D.
Buota
Buota is a village located on Tarawa Atoll in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
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E.
Nasuella
Nasuella is a small genus of South American carnivorous mammals known as mountain coatis, characterized by their elongated snouts and arboreal habits.
- 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: Beggiatoa Target entity description: Beggiatoa is a genus of filamentous, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria commonly found in aquatic and sediment environments where they play a key role in sulfur cycling.
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A.
Blissenobiarella
Blissenobiarella is a character from Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, known as a member of the aristocracy on the planet Kalgan who becomes romantically involved with the Mule.
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B.
Bergalia
Bergalia is a small rural locality in New South Wales, Australia, situated near the coastal town of Moruya.
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C.
Terricciola
Terricciola is a small Tuscan town in central Italy known for its rolling vineyard-covered hills, wine production, and historic rural charm.
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D.
Buota
Buota is a village located on Tarawa Atoll in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
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E.
Nasuella
Nasuella is a small genus of South American carnivorous mammals known as mountain coatis, characterized by their elongated snouts and arboreal habits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacteria
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| associatedProcess | detoxification of sulfide in sediments ⓘ |
| carbonFixation |
Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Calvin cycle
|
| cellShape | filament-forming rods ⓘ |
| cellType | prokaryote ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
coupling of sulfur and nitrogen cycles
ⓘ
sulfur cycling ⓘ |
| electronAcceptor |
nitrate
ⓘ
oxygen ⓘ |
| electronDonor |
hydrogen sulfide
ⓘ
thiosulfate ⓘ |
| energySource | reduced sulfur compounds ⓘ |
| family | Beggiatoaceae ⓘ |
| forms |
multicellular filaments
ⓘ
white mats on sediment surfaces ⓘ |
| foundIn |
oxic-anoxic interfaces
ⓘ
sulfide-oxygen transition zones ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat |
aquatic environments
ⓘ
cold seeps ⓘ freshwater sediments ⓘ hydrothermal vents ⓘ marine sediments ⓘ sulfidic sediments ⓘ wastewater systems ⓘ |
| metabolismType |
chemolithotroph
ⓘ
facultative anaerobe ⓘ microaerophilic ⓘ sulfur-oxidizing bacterium ⓘ |
| morphology | filamentous ⓘ |
| motility | gliding motility ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Franz Ernst Christian Nees von Esenbeck
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
|
| notableSpecies |
Beggiatoa alba
ⓘ
linked to:
Beggiatoa
Beggiatoa leptomitiformis ⓘ
linked to:
Beggiatoa
|
| order |
Beggiatoales
ⓘ
linked to:
Beggiatoa
|
| oxygenRequirement | microaerophilic zones ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Beggiatoaceae ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| stores |
elemental sulfur granules
ⓘ
polyphosphate granules ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicType |
chemolithoautotroph
ⓘ
mixotroph ⓘ |
| uses | model organism for sulfur-oxidizing bacteria ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1838 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beggiatoa Description of subject: Beggiatoa is a genus of filamentous, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria commonly found in aquatic and sediment environments where they play a key role in sulfur cycling.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Beggiatoa
linked to: Beggiatoa
linked to: Beggiatoa
linked to: Beggiatoa
linked to: Beggiatoa