Alicyclobacillus
E938719
Alicyclobacillus is a genus of acidophilic, spore-forming bacteria known for spoiling acidic beverages such as fruit juices through heat-resistant spores and off-flavor production.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alicyclobacillus canonical | 1 |
| Alicyclobacillus acidiphilus | 1 |
| Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius | 1 |
| Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris | 1 |
| Alicyclobacillus pomorum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11642981 — 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: Alicyclobacillus Context triple: [Bacillales, includesGenus, Alicyclobacillus]
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A.
Malacobacter
Malacobacter is a genus of bacteria within the phylum Campylobacterota, comprising spiral-shaped, motile microorganisms often associated with aquatic or marine environments.
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B.
Brevibacterium linens
Brevibacterium linens is a species of bacteria known for producing the characteristic orange-red color and strong aroma of washed-rind cheeses.
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C.
Tsukamurella
Tsukamurella is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped actinobacteria known for causing opportunistic infections in humans and being related to other mycolic acid–containing bacteria.
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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.
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis is a rod-shaped, Gram-positive, endospore-forming bacterium widely used as a model organism in microbiology and biotechnology.
- 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: Alicyclobacillus Target entity description: Alicyclobacillus is a genus of acidophilic, spore-forming bacteria known for spoiling acidic beverages such as fruit juices through heat-resistant spores and off-flavor production.
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A.
Malacobacter
Malacobacter is a genus of bacteria within the phylum Campylobacterota, comprising spiral-shaped, motile microorganisms often associated with aquatic or marine environments.
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B.
Brevibacterium linens
Brevibacterium linens is a species of bacteria known for producing the characteristic orange-red color and strong aroma of washed-rind cheeses.
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C.
Tsukamurella
Tsukamurella is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped actinobacteria known for causing opportunistic infections in humans and being related to other mycolic acid–containing bacteria.
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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.
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis is a rod-shaped, Gram-positive, endospore-forming bacterium widely used as a model organism in microbiology and biotechnology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial genus ⓘ |
| cellMembraneComponent | omega-alicyclic fatty acids ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| class | Bacilli ⓘ |
| controlStrategy |
control of raw material contamination
ⓘ
optimization of heat treatment and storage conditions ⓘ strict hygiene in juice processing plants ⓘ |
| detectionMethod |
PCR-based assays
ⓘ
culture-based methods on acidified media ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature | presence of omega-alicyclic fatty acids in membrane lipids ⓘ |
| family | Alicyclobacillaceae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | 1992 ⓘ |
| foodIndustryRelevance | major concern for juice and beverage manufacturers ⓘ |
| forms | endospores ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-positive ⓘ |
| growthIn | commercially pasteurized fruit juices ⓘ |
| habitat |
acidic environments
ⓘ
geothermal areas ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Alicyclobacillus acidiphilus
ⓘ
linked to:
Alicyclobacillus
Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris ⓘ
linked to:
Alicyclobacillus
Alicyclobacillus pomorum ⓘ
linked to:
Alicyclobacillus
|
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| knownFor |
production of off-flavors in beverages
ⓘ
spoilage of acidic beverages ⓘ spoilage of fruit juices ⓘ |
| metabolism | chemoorganotrophic ⓘ |
| optimalGrowthpH | around pH 3 to 5 ⓘ |
| optimalGrowthTemperature | between 40 and 60 degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| order | Bacillales ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | not generally considered a human pathogen ⓘ |
| pHPreference | acidophilic ⓘ |
| phylum |
Bacillota
ⓘ
linked to:
Firmicutes
|
| produces |
guaiacol
ⓘ
phenolic compounds causing medicinal off-flavors ⓘ |
| publicHealthImpact | primarily economic and quality loss rather than infection ⓘ |
| resistanceTo |
heat treatment used in juice processing
ⓘ
pasteurization temperatures ⓘ |
| spoilageIssueIn |
apple juice
ⓘ
orange juice ⓘ other fruit juices ⓘ |
| sporeType | heat-resistant spores ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | thermophilic ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius
ⓘ
linked to:
Alicyclobacillus
|
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: Alicyclobacillus Description of subject: Alicyclobacillus is a genus of acidophilic, spore-forming bacteria known for spoiling acidic beverages such as fruit juices through heat-resistant spores and off-flavor production.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alicyclobacillus
linked to: Alicyclobacillus
linked to: Alicyclobacillus
linked to: Alicyclobacillus