Wolbachia bacteria
E425041
Wolbachia bacteria are intracellular, maternally inherited bacteria that infect a wide range of arthropods and some nematodes, often manipulating host reproduction and serving as essential symbionts in certain parasitic worms.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wolbachia | 2 |
| Wolbachia bacteria canonical | 1 |
| Wolbachia endosymbiont of Drosophila melanogaster | 1 |
| Wolbachia pipientis | 1 |
| Wolbachia sp. wMel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4248064 — 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: Wolbachia bacteria Context triple: [Onchocerca volvulus, wolbachiaEndosymbiont, Wolbachia bacteria]
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A.
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis is a highly virulent bacterium responsible for plague, including the historic pandemics of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic forms.
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B.
Wuchereria bancrofti
Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic filarial nematode that infects the human lymphatic system and is the primary cause of lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) worldwide.
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C.
Caenorhabditis
Caenorhabditis is a genus of small, free-living nematode worms widely used as model organisms in biological and genetic research.
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D.
Solenopsis invicta virus 1
Solenopsis invicta virus 1 is a pathogenic virus that infects red imported fire ants and is studied as a potential biological control agent to help manage their invasive populations.
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E.
Yersinia
Yersinia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several pathogenic species, most notably Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
- 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: Wolbachia bacteria Target entity description: Wolbachia bacteria are intracellular, maternally inherited bacteria that infect a wide range of arthropods and some nematodes, often manipulating host reproduction and serving as essential symbionts in certain parasitic worms.
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A.
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis is a highly virulent bacterium responsible for plague, including the historic pandemics of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic forms.
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B.
Wuchereria bancrofti
Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic filarial nematode that infects the human lymphatic system and is the primary cause of lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) worldwide.
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C.
Caenorhabditis
Caenorhabditis is a genus of small, free-living nematode worms widely used as model organisms in biological and genetic research.
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D.
Solenopsis invicta virus 1
Solenopsis invicta virus 1 is a pathogenic virus that infects red imported fire ants and is studied as a potential biological control agent to help manage their invasive populations.
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E.
Yersinia
Yersinia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several pathogenic species, most notably Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterium
ⓘ
endosymbiont ⓘ intracellular bacterium ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisease |
lymphatic filariasis
ⓘ
onchocerciasis ⓘ |
| cellShape | coccoid ⓘ |
| cellularLocation | intracellular ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Marshall Hertig
ⓘ
S. Burt Wolbach ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| effectOnHost |
induces pathogen interference in mosquitoes
ⓘ
reduces lifespan of some insect hosts ⓘ |
| essentialFor |
fertility of some filarial nematodes
ⓘ
survival of some filarial nematodes ⓘ |
| family | Anaplasmataceae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | Culex pipiens ⓘ |
| geneticElement | prophage WO ⓘ |
| genomeType |
circular chromosome
ⓘ
reduced genome ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| hostRange |
arthropods
ⓘ
filarial nematodes ⓘ insects ⓘ isopods ⓘ mites ⓘ nematodes ⓘ |
| inheritancePattern | cytoplasmic inheritance ⓘ |
| localizationInHost |
germline cells
ⓘ
somatic tissues ⓘ |
| metabolism | aerobic respiration ⓘ |
| notCulturedIn | cell-free medium ⓘ |
| order | Rickettsiales ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | obligate aerobe ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| reproductiveManipulation |
cytoplasmic incompatibility
ⓘ
feminization of genetic males ⓘ male killing ⓘ parthenogenesis induction ⓘ |
| requires | living host cells for replication ⓘ |
| symbioticRole |
mutualist
ⓘ
reproductive parasite ⓘ |
| targetOfDrug | doxycycline ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
maternal inheritance
ⓘ
vertical transmission ⓘ |
| usedIn | biocontrol of mosquito-borne diseases ⓘ |
| usedToControl |
Zika virus transmission
ⓘ
chikungunya virus transmission ⓘ dengue virus transmission ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wolbachia bacteria Description of subject: Wolbachia bacteria are intracellular, maternally inherited bacteria that infect a wide range of arthropods and some nematodes, often manipulating host reproduction and serving as essential symbionts in certain parasitic worms.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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