Rickettsiales
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Rickettsiales is an order of obligate intracellular bacteria, many of which are transmitted by arthropods and include important symbionts and pathogens of animals and humans.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rickettsiales canonical | 2 |
| Ehrlichia chaffeensis | 1 |
| Rickettsia prowazekii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17456472 — 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: Rickettsiales Context triple: [Wolbachia, order, Rickettsiales]
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A.
Ricketts family
The Ricketts family is an American family of investors and philanthropists best known for owning and revitalizing the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball franchise.
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B.
Chlamyphoridae
Chlamyphoridae is a family of modern armadillos that includes several burrowing, armored species found primarily in South America.
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C.
Coxiella
Coxiella is a genus of intracellular, Gram-negative bacteria best known for including Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever in humans and animals.
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D.
Mycoplasmatales
Mycoplasmatales is an order of bacteria characterized by the absence of a cell wall and often known for containing pathogenic species that infect humans and animals.
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E.
Legionellales
Legionellales is an order of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several intracellular pathogens, most notably the Legionella species responsible for Legionnaires’ disease.
- 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: Rickettsiales Target entity description: Rickettsiales is an order of obligate intracellular bacteria, many of which are transmitted by arthropods and include important symbionts and pathogens of animals and humans.
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A.
Ricketts family
The Ricketts family is an American family of investors and philanthropists best known for owning and revitalizing the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball franchise.
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B.
Chlamyphoridae
Chlamyphoridae is a family of modern armadillos that includes several burrowing, armored species found primarily in South America.
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C.
Coxiella
Coxiella is a genus of intracellular, Gram-negative bacteria best known for including Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever in humans and animals.
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D.
Mycoplasmatales
Mycoplasmatales is an order of bacteria characterized by the absence of a cell wall and often known for containing pathogenic species that infect humans and animals.
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E.
Legionellales
Legionellales is an order of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several intracellular pathogens, most notably the Legionella species responsible for Legionnaires’ disease.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.