Gardnerella
E936462
Gardnerella is a genus of Gram-variable bacteria best known for its role in bacterial vaginosis in humans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gardnerella canonical | 1 |
| Gardnerella vaginalis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11607621 — 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: Gardnerella Context triple: [Actinobacteria, contains, Gardnerella]
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A.
Ureaplasma
Ureaplasma is a genus of tiny, cell wall–less bacteria that commonly colonize the human urogenital tract and can cause opportunistic infections, particularly in newborns and immunocompromised individuals.
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B.
Moraxella
Moraxella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that commonly colonize the mucosal surfaces of humans and animals, with some species acting as important respiratory pathogens.
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C.
Trichomonas
Trichomonas is a genus of flagellated protozoan parasites, best known for species that infect the urogenital and digestive tracts of humans and other animals.
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D.
Enterococcus
Enterococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, lactic acid bacteria commonly found in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals, some species of which are notable as opportunistic pathogens and for their antibiotic resistance.
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E.
Wolinella
Wolinella is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria known for inhabiting animal gastrointestinal tracts and participating in hydrogen-based syntrophic relationships.
- 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: Gardnerella Target entity description: Gardnerella is a genus of Gram-variable bacteria best known for its role in bacterial vaginosis in humans.
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A.
Ureaplasma
Ureaplasma is a genus of tiny, cell wall–less bacteria that commonly colonize the human urogenital tract and can cause opportunistic infections, particularly in newborns and immunocompromised individuals.
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B.
Moraxella
Moraxella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that commonly colonize the mucosal surfaces of humans and animals, with some species acting as important respiratory pathogens.
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C.
Trichomonas
Trichomonas is a genus of flagellated protozoan parasites, best known for species that infect the urogenital and digestive tracts of humans and other animals.
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D.
Enterococcus
Enterococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, lactic acid bacteria commonly found in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals, some species of which are notable as opportunistic pathogens and for their antibiotic resistance.
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E.
Wolinella
Wolinella is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria known for inhabiting animal gastrointestinal tracts and participating in hydrogen-based syntrophic relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial genus ⓘ |
| associatedWithCondition | clue cells in vaginal smears ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisease |
bacterial vaginosis
ⓘ
urogenital infections ⓘ |
| associatedWithHost | Homo sapiens ⓘ |
| associatedWithPregnancyOutcome | preterm birth risk (when overgrown) ⓘ |
| associatedWithSymptom |
fishy vaginal odor
ⓘ
vaginal discharge ⓘ |
| belongsToClass | Actinobacteria ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily |
Bifidobacteriaceae
ⓘ
linked to:
Bifidobacteriales
|
| belongsToOrder | Bifidobacteriales ⓘ |
| belongsToPhylum |
Actinobacteriota
ⓘ
linked to:
Actinomycetota
|
| biofilmRole | forms polymicrobial biofilms with anaerobes ⓘ |
| catalaseTest | catalase-negative ⓘ |
| cellWall | thin peptidoglycan layer ⓘ |
| colonizes |
male urethra
ⓘ
vaginal mucosa ⓘ |
| diagnosedBy |
Amsel criteria
ⓘ
Nugent score ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| firstDescribedAsGenus | 1980 ⓘ |
| GCContent | high GC content relative to many bacteria ⓘ |
| genomeType | circular double-stranded DNA ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-variable ⓘ |
| growthAtmosphere | CO2-enriched atmosphere ⓘ |
| growthRequirement | enriched media ⓘ |
| habitat | human urogenital tract ⓘ |
| metabolism | fermentative ⓘ |
| motility | non-motile ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herman Gardner ⓘ |
| oxidaseTest | oxidase-negative ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | facultative anaerobe ⓘ |
| pHPreference | elevated vaginal pH ⓘ |
| produces |
biofilm
ⓘ
sialidase ⓘ vaginolysin ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| residesIn | vaginal microbiome ⓘ |
| roleInMicrobiome | opportunistic pathogen ⓘ |
| shape | pleomorphic coccobacillus ⓘ |
| sporeFormation | non-spore-forming ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute | sexual contact-associated ⓘ |
| treatment |
clindamycin
ⓘ
metronidazole ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Gardnerella vaginalis
ⓘ
linked to:
Gardnerella
|
| vaginolysinFunction | cholesterol-dependent cytolysin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Gardnerella Description of subject: Gardnerella is a genus of Gram-variable bacteria best known for its role in bacterial vaginosis in humans.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gardnerella