Bacillus thuringiensis toxin
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Bacillus thuringiensis toxin is an insecticidal protein produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis that is widely used in genetically modified crops to protect them from specific insect pests.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bacillus thuringiensis toxin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22629942 — 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: Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Context triple: [Bt cotton, produces, Bacillus thuringiensis toxin]
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A.
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that causes the disease anthrax in humans and animals.
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B.
Metarhizium
Metarhizium is a genus of entomopathogenic fungi widely used in biological control to infect and kill insect pests.
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C.
Antrax
Antrax is a powerful, ancient artificial intelligence and primary antagonist in Terry Brooks's Shannara fantasy series, known for hoarding lost technology and ruthlessly defending it.
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D.
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis is a rod-shaped, Gram-positive, endospore-forming bacterium widely used as a model organism in microbiology and biotechnology.
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E.
Toxandria
Toxandria was a historical region in the Low Countries inhabited by the Salian Franks, roughly corresponding to parts of modern-day southern Netherlands and northeastern Belgium.
- 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: Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Target entity description: Bacillus thuringiensis toxin is an insecticidal protein produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis that is widely used in genetically modified crops to protect them from specific insect pests.
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A.
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that causes the disease anthrax in humans and animals.
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B.
Metarhizium
Metarhizium is a genus of entomopathogenic fungi widely used in biological control to infect and kill insect pests.
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C.
Antrax
Antrax is a powerful, ancient artificial intelligence and primary antagonist in Terry Brooks's Shannara fantasy series, known for hoarding lost technology and ruthlessly defending it.
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D.
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis is a rod-shaped, Gram-positive, endospore-forming bacterium widely used as a model organism in microbiology and biotechnology.
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E.
Toxandria
Toxandria was a historical region in the Low Countries inhabited by the Salian Franks, roughly corresponding to parts of modern-day southern Netherlands and northeastern Belgium.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.