Aspergillus
E560358
Aspergillus is a large genus of filamentous fungi that includes many species important in medicine, industry, and food production, as well as some notable human pathogens.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aspergillus canonical | 4 |
| Aspergillus flavus | 2 |
| Aspergillus clavatus | 1 |
| Aspergillus niger | 1 |
| Aspergillus parasiticus | 1 |
| Aspergillus species | 1 |
| Aspergillus terreus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5931453 — 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: Aspergillus Context triple: [Aspergillus fumigatus, genus, Aspergillus]
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A.
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common airborne filamentous fungus and opportunistic human pathogen, particularly causing severe infections in immunocompromised individuals.
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B.
Pseudallescheria
Pseudallescheria is a genus of filamentous fungi known for containing opportunistic human pathogens that can cause serious infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
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C.
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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D.
Scopulariopsis
Scopulariopsis is a genus of filamentous fungi known for its saprophytic lifestyle and occasional role as an opportunistic human pathogen.
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E.
Geotrichum candidum
Geotrichum candidum is a yeast-like fungus widely used in cheesemaking, especially for soft-ripened cheeses, where it helps develop the characteristic rind, texture, and flavor.
- 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: Aspergillus Target entity description: Aspergillus is a large genus of filamentous fungi that includes many species important in medicine, industry, and food production, as well as some notable human pathogens.
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A.
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common airborne filamentous fungus and opportunistic human pathogen, particularly causing severe infections in immunocompromised individuals.
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B.
Pseudallescheria
Pseudallescheria is a genus of filamentous fungi known for containing opportunistic human pathogens that can cause serious infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
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C.
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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D.
Scopulariopsis
Scopulariopsis is a genus of filamentous fungi known for its saprophytic lifestyle and occasional role as an opportunistic human pathogen.
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E.
Geotrichum candidum
Geotrichum candidum is a yeast-like fungus widely used in cheesemaking, especially for soft-ripened cheeses, where it helps develop the characteristic rind, texture, and flavor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungus genus
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genus ⓘ |
| causesDisease |
allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
ⓘ
aspergilloma ⓘ chronic pulmonary aspergillosis ⓘ invasive aspergillosis ⓘ |
| class | Eurotiomycetes ⓘ |
| describedAs | large genus of filamentous fungi ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
crop contamination with mycotoxins
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food spoilage ⓘ |
| family | Trichocomaceae ⓘ |
| foodUse |
fermentation of miso
ⓘ
fermentation of rice-based products ⓘ fermentation of sake ⓘ fermentation of soy sauce ⓘ |
| genomeCharacteristic | many species have sequenced genomes ⓘ |
| habitat |
decaying vegetation
ⓘ
indoor environments ⓘ soil ⓘ stored grains ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | filamentous ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
conidiophore
ⓘ
septate hyphae ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Aspergillus clavatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Aspergillus
Aspergillus flavus ⓘ
linked to:
Aspergillus
Aspergillus fumigatiaffinis ⓘ Aspergillus fumigatus ⓘ Aspergillus nidulans ⓘ Aspergillus niger ⓘ
linked to:
Aspergillus
Aspergillus oryzae ⓘ Aspergillus parasiticus ⓘ
linked to:
Aspergillus
Aspergillus sojae ⓘ Aspergillus tamarii ⓘ Aspergillus terreus ⓘ
linked to:
Aspergillus
Aspergillus versicolor ⓘ |
| industrialUse |
enzyme production
ⓘ
production of amylases ⓘ production of cellulases ⓘ production of citric acid ⓘ production of gluconic acid ⓘ production of hemicellulases ⓘ production of lipases ⓘ production of proteases ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| medicalRelevance |
causes aspergillosis in humans
ⓘ
includes allergenic species ⓘ includes human pathogenic species ⓘ |
| order | Eurotiales ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicTo |
animals
ⓘ
humans ⓘ plants ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| producesToxin |
aflatoxin
ⓘ
fumonisin ⓘ gliotoxin ⓘ ochratoxin A ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
asexual spores
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sexual spores ⓘ |
| researchUse |
model organism in cell biology
ⓘ
model organism in genetics ⓘ |
| sporeType |
ascospores
ⓘ
conidia ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference |
mesophilic
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thermotolerant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Aspergillus Description of subject: Aspergillus is a large genus of filamentous fungi that includes many species important in medicine, industry, and food production, as well as some notable human pathogens.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aspergillus
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linked to: Aspergillus
linked to: Aspergillus