Veillonellales
E929613
Veillonellales is an order of anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria within the phylum Firmicutes, commonly found in the gastrointestinal tracts and oral cavities of animals, including humans.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Veillonella | 2 |
| Veillonellaceae | 1 |
| Veillonellales canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11466941 — 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: Veillonellales Context triple: [Firmicutes, contains, Veillonellales]
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A.
Erysipelotrichales
Erysipelotrichales is an order of Gram-positive bacteria within the phylum Firmicutes, commonly found in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals and humans.
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B.
Lactobacillales
Lactobacillales is an order of Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria that includes many species important in food fermentation, probiotics, and the normal microbiota of humans and animals.
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C.
Clostridiales
Clostridiales is an order of mostly anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria that includes many species found in soil, the gut microbiome, and some notable human and animal pathogens.
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D.
Flammispiraceae
Flammispiraceae is a family of fungi within the order Pisorisporiales, comprising filamentous ascomycetes typically found in aquatic or damp terrestrial habitats.
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E.
Firmicutes
Firmicutes is a major phylum of mostly Gram-positive bacteria that includes many medically and environmentally important genera, such as Bacillus and Clostridium.
- 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: Veillonellales Target entity description: Veillonellales is an order of anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria within the phylum Firmicutes, commonly found in the gastrointestinal tracts and oral cavities of animals, including humans.
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A.
Erysipelotrichales
Erysipelotrichales is an order of Gram-positive bacteria within the phylum Firmicutes, commonly found in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals and humans.
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B.
Lactobacillales
Lactobacillales is an order of Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria that includes many species important in food fermentation, probiotics, and the normal microbiota of humans and animals.
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C.
Clostridiales
Clostridiales is an order of mostly anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria that includes many species found in soil, the gut microbiome, and some notable human and animal pathogens.
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D.
Flammispiraceae
Flammispiraceae is a family of fungi within the order Pisorisporiales, comprising filamentous ascomycetes typically found in aquatic or damp terrestrial habitats.
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E.
Firmicutes
Firmicutes is a major phylum of mostly Gram-positive bacteria that includes many medically and environmentally important genera, such as Bacillus and Clostridium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial order ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bacteremia
ⓘ
dental plaque ⓘ human periodontal disease ⓘ intra-abdominal infections ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-2 (for some species) ⓘ |
| carbonSource |
lactate
ⓘ
organic acids ⓘ |
| cellArrangement |
pairs
ⓘ
short chains ⓘ |
| cellEnvelope | outer membrane containing lipopolysaccharide ⓘ |
| cellShape | coccus ⓘ |
| cellWallType | diderm ⓘ |
| class | Negativicutes ⓘ |
| containsFamily |
Veillonellaceae
ⓘ
linked to:
Veillonellales
|
| containsGenus |
Dialister
ⓘ
Megasphaera ⓘ Veillonella ⓘ
linked to:
Veillonellales
|
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
commensal microbiota
ⓘ
member of gut microbiome ⓘ member of oral microbiome ⓘ |
| energyMetabolism | fermentative ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| foundIn |
rumen of ruminants
ⓘ
vaginal microbiota ⓘ |
| genomeType | circular double-stranded DNA ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat |
gastrointestinal tract of animals
ⓘ
human gastrointestinal tract ⓘ human oral cavity ⓘ oral cavity of animals ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Bacillota
ⓘ
linked to:
Firmicutes
Negativicutes ⓘ |
| lifestyle | commensal ⓘ |
| metabolism | obligate anaerobe ⓘ |
| motility | non-motile ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Veillonella
ⓘ
linked to:
Veillonellales
|
| ncbiTaxonId | 186803 ⓘ |
| nitrogenSource | amino acids ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | anaerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | opportunistic pathogen ⓘ |
| phylum |
Bacillota
ⓘ
linked to:
Firmicutes
Firmicutes ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| sporeFormation | non-spore-forming ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | mesophilic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Veillonellales Description of subject: Veillonellales is an order of anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria within the phylum Firmicutes, commonly found in the gastrointestinal tracts and oral cavities of animals, including humans.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Veillonellales
linked to: Veillonellales
linked to: Veillonellales