Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is the human-specific bacterial pathogen that causes typhoid fever, a serious systemic infection typically transmitted via contaminated food and water.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salmonella Typhi | 1 |
| Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17238821 — 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: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi Context triple: [Mary Mallon, carriedPathogen, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi]
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A.
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacterium that causes the acute diarrheal disease cholera in humans.
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B.
Shigella
Shigella is a genus of Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria known for causing shigellosis, a severe form of bacterial dysentery in humans.
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C.
Yersinia
Yersinia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several pathogenic species, most notably Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
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D.
Francisella tularensis
Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious, gram-negative bacterium that causes tularemia and is considered a serious potential bioterrorism agent.
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E.
Francisella
Francisella is a genus of small, Gram-negative, facultatively intracellular bacteria best known for including Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia.
- 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: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi Target entity description: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is the human-specific bacterial pathogen that causes typhoid fever, a serious systemic infection typically transmitted via contaminated food and water.
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A.
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacterium that causes the acute diarrheal disease cholera in humans.
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B.
Shigella
Shigella is a genus of Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria known for causing shigellosis, a severe form of bacterial dysentery in humans.
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C.
Yersinia
Yersinia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several pathogenic species, most notably Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
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D.
Francisella tularensis
Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious, gram-negative bacterium that causes tularemia and is considered a serious potential bioterrorism agent.
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E.
Francisella
Francisella is a genus of small, Gram-negative, facultatively intracellular bacteria best known for including Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi