Steinernema
E1215188
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Steinernema is a genus of entomopathogenic nematodes widely used in biological control to infect and kill insect pests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steinernema canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16318488 — 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: Steinernema Context triple: [Rhabditidae, includesTaxon, Steinernema]
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A.
Heterorhabditis
Heterorhabditis is a genus of entomopathogenic nematodes used as biological control agents against insect pests.
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B.
Rhabditis
Rhabditis is a genus of small, free-living or occasionally parasitic nematode worms commonly found in soil and decaying organic matter.
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C.
Mesorhabditis
Mesorhabditis is a genus of small, free-living nematode worms commonly found in soil and decaying organic matter.
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D.
Lawsonella
Lawsonella is a bacterial genus within the order Corynebacteriales, comprising Gram-positive, often opportunistic species associated with human infections.
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E.
Caenorhabditis remanei
Caenorhabditis remanei is a free-living, sexually reproducing nematode widely used as a model organism in evolutionary and developmental biology.
- 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: Steinernema Target entity description: Steinernema is a genus of entomopathogenic nematodes widely used in biological control to infect and kill insect pests.
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A.
Heterorhabditis
Heterorhabditis is a genus of entomopathogenic nematodes used as biological control agents against insect pests.
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B.
Rhabditis
Rhabditis is a genus of small, free-living or occasionally parasitic nematode worms commonly found in soil and decaying organic matter.
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C.
Mesorhabditis
Mesorhabditis is a genus of small, free-living nematode worms commonly found in soil and decaying organic matter.
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D.
Lawsonella
Lawsonella is a bacterial genus within the order Corynebacteriales, comprising Gram-positive, often opportunistic species associated with human infections.
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E.
Caenorhabditis remanei
Caenorhabditis remanei is a free-living, sexually reproducing nematode widely used as a model organism in evolutionary and developmental biology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.