Pichia pastoris
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Pichia pastoris is a methylotrophic yeast widely used as a eukaryotic expression system for high-level production of recombinant proteins in biotechnology and research.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pichia pastoris canonical | 2 |
| Komagataella phaffii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22661884 — 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: Pichia pastoris Context triple: [Saccharomycetales, includes, Pichia pastoris]
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A.
Kluyveromyces lactis
Kluyveromyces lactis is a yeast species widely used in dairy fermentation and as a model organism for genetics and biotechnology research.
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B.
Kluyveromyces marxianus
Kluyveromyces marxianus is a thermotolerant yeast species widely used in biotechnology for its rapid growth and ability to ferment a broad range of sugars, including lactose.
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C.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of yeast widely used in baking, brewing, and scientific research as a model eukaryotic organism.
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D.
Lachancea kluyveri
Lachancea kluyveri is a species of budding yeast used as a model organism in genetics and evolutionary biology, particularly for studying genome evolution and metabolic diversity.
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E.
Saccharomyces bayanus
Saccharomyces bayanus is a species of yeast commonly used in winemaking and cider fermentation due to its tolerance to low temperatures and high alcohol levels.
- 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: Pichia pastoris Target entity description: Pichia pastoris is a methylotrophic yeast widely used as a eukaryotic expression system for high-level production of recombinant proteins in biotechnology and research.
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A.
Kluyveromyces lactis
Kluyveromyces lactis is a yeast species widely used in dairy fermentation and as a model organism for genetics and biotechnology research.
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B.
Kluyveromyces marxianus
Kluyveromyces marxianus is a thermotolerant yeast species widely used in biotechnology for its rapid growth and ability to ferment a broad range of sugars, including lactose.
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C.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of yeast widely used in baking, brewing, and scientific research as a model eukaryotic organism.
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D.
Lachancea kluyveri
Lachancea kluyveri is a species of budding yeast used as a model organism in genetics and evolutionary biology, particularly for studying genome evolution and metabolic diversity.
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E.
Saccharomyces bayanus
Saccharomyces bayanus is a species of yeast commonly used in winemaking and cider fermentation due to its tolerance to low temperatures and high alcohol levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pichia pastoris