Penicillium roqueforti
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Penicillium roqueforti is a mold species best known for ripening and flavoring blue cheeses such as Roquefort, Stilton, and Gorgonzola.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Penicillium roqueforti canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20786364 — 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: Penicillium roqueforti Context triple: [Penicillium camemberti, relatedTo, Penicillium roqueforti]
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A.
Penicillium camemberti
Penicillium camemberti is a mold species used in cheesemaking that forms the characteristic white rind and contributes to the flavor and texture of soft cheeses like Camembert and Brie.
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B.
Penicillium chrysogenum
Penicillium chrysogenum is a species of filamentous fungus best known as the original industrial source of the antibiotic penicillin.
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C.
Penicillium
Penicillium is a large genus of filamentous fungi best known for species that produce the antibiotic penicillin and for their roles in food production and spoilage.
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D.
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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E.
Aspergillus nidulans
Aspergillus nidulans is a filamentous fungus widely used as a genetic model organism for studying eukaryotic cell biology and development.
- 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: Penicillium roqueforti Target entity description: Penicillium roqueforti is a mold species best known for ripening and flavoring blue cheeses such as Roquefort, Stilton, and Gorgonzola.
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A.
Penicillium camemberti
Penicillium camemberti is a mold species used in cheesemaking that forms the characteristic white rind and contributes to the flavor and texture of soft cheeses like Camembert and Brie.
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B.
Penicillium chrysogenum
Penicillium chrysogenum is a species of filamentous fungus best known as the original industrial source of the antibiotic penicillin.
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C.
Penicillium
Penicillium is a large genus of filamentous fungi best known for species that produce the antibiotic penicillin and for their roles in food production and spoilage.
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D.
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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E.
Aspergillus nidulans
Aspergillus nidulans is a filamentous fungus widely used as a genetic model organism for studying eukaryotic cell biology and development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.