Polyomavirus
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UNEXPLORED
Polyomavirus is a genus of small, non-enveloped DNA viruses that can establish persistent infections in mammals and birds, with some members capable of causing tumors or severe disease in immunocompromised hosts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Polyomavirus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23399727 — 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: Polyomavirus Context triple: [JC virus, genus, Polyomavirus]
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A.
Mastadenovirus
Mastadenovirus is a genus of non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses in the Adenoviridae family that infect mammals, including humans, and are associated with a range of respiratory, ocular, and gastrointestinal diseases.
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B.
John Cunningham virus
John Cunningham virus is a human polyomavirus that typically remains latent but can cause the severe demyelinating brain disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in immunocompromised individuals.
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C.
JC virus
JC virus is a human polyomavirus that typically causes asymptomatic infection but can lead to severe demyelinating brain disease in immunocompromised individuals.
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D.
Striavirus
Striavirus is a genus of filamentous, enveloped RNA viruses within the family Filoviridae, related to pathogens such as Ebola and Marburg viruses.
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E.
Human mastadenovirus D
Human mastadenovirus D is a species of human adenoviruses that includes multiple serotypes, some of which are used as viral vectors in vaccine development and gene therapy.
- 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: Polyomavirus Target entity description: Polyomavirus is a genus of small, non-enveloped DNA viruses that can establish persistent infections in mammals and birds, with some members capable of causing tumors or severe disease in immunocompromised hosts.
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A.
Mastadenovirus
Mastadenovirus is a genus of non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses in the Adenoviridae family that infect mammals, including humans, and are associated with a range of respiratory, ocular, and gastrointestinal diseases.
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B.
John Cunningham virus
John Cunningham virus is a human polyomavirus that typically remains latent but can cause the severe demyelinating brain disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in immunocompromised individuals.
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C.
JC virus
JC virus is a human polyomavirus that typically causes asymptomatic infection but can lead to severe demyelinating brain disease in immunocompromised individuals.
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D.
Striavirus
Striavirus is a genus of filamentous, enveloped RNA viruses within the family Filoviridae, related to pathogens such as Ebola and Marburg viruses.
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E.
Human mastadenovirus D
Human mastadenovirus D is a species of human adenoviruses that includes multiple serotypes, some of which are used as viral vectors in vaccine development and gene therapy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.