Thiotrichales
E931848
Thiotrichales is an order of Gammaproteobacteria that includes large, often filamentous, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria commonly found in marine and other aquatic environments.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thiotrichales canonical | 4 |
| Thiotrichaceae | 3 |
| Thiomargaritaceae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11515305 — 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: Thiotrichales Context triple: [Gammaproteobacteria, containsOrder, Thiotrichales]
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A.
Thiomicrospira
Thiomicrospira is a genus of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria commonly found in marine and hydrothermal environments, known for its role in chemolithoautotrophic energy metabolism.
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B.
Sulfurospirillum
Sulfurospirillum is a genus of spiral-shaped, sulfur-reducing bacteria commonly found in anaerobic aquatic and sediment environments.
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C.
Hyphomicrobiales
Hyphomicrobiales is an order of Alphaproteobacteria that includes many nitrogen-fixing and plant-associated bacteria, such as Rhizobium species involved in root nodule formation.
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D.
Alteromonadales
Alteromonadales is an order of marine and aquatic Gammaproteobacteria that includes diverse heterotrophic bacteria often involved in the degradation of organic matter in ocean environments.
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E.
Sulfolobaceae
Sulfolobaceae is a family of thermoacidophilic archaea commonly found in hot, acidic environments such as volcanic springs.
- 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: Thiotrichales Target entity description: Thiotrichales is an order of Gammaproteobacteria that includes large, often filamentous, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria commonly found in marine and other aquatic environments.
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A.
Thiomicrospira
Thiomicrospira is a genus of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria commonly found in marine and hydrothermal environments, known for its role in chemolithoautotrophic energy metabolism.
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B.
Sulfurospirillum
Sulfurospirillum is a genus of spiral-shaped, sulfur-reducing bacteria commonly found in anaerobic aquatic and sediment environments.
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C.
Hyphomicrobiales
Hyphomicrobiales is an order of Alphaproteobacteria that includes many nitrogen-fixing and plant-associated bacteria, such as Rhizobium species involved in root nodule formation.
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D.
Alteromonadales
Alteromonadales is an order of marine and aquatic Gammaproteobacteria that includes diverse heterotrophic bacteria often involved in the degradation of organic matter in ocean environments.
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E.
Sulfolobaceae
Sulfolobaceae is a family of thermoacidophilic archaea commonly found in hot, acidic environments such as volcanic springs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial order
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| cellFeature |
intracellular sulfur granules
ⓘ
vacuolated cytoplasm ⓘ |
| cellMorphology |
filamentous
ⓘ
large cells ⓘ rod-shaped ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Beggiatoa
ⓘ
Beggiatoaceae ⓘ Candidatus Thiomargarita magnifica ⓘ
linked to:
Thiomargarita
Leucothrix ⓘ Thiomargarita ⓘ Thiomargarita namibiensis ⓘ
linked to:
Thiomargarita
Thiomargaritaceae ⓘ
linked to:
Thiotrichales
Thiotrichaceae ⓘ
linked to:
Thiotrichales
Thiotrix ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
primary production in sulfidic environments
ⓘ
sulfur cycle ⓘ |
| electronAcceptor |
nitrate
ⓘ
oxygen ⓘ |
| electronDonor |
elemental sulfur
ⓘ
hydrogen sulfide ⓘ |
| energySource | reduced sulfur compounds ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine environments
ⓘ
cold seeps ⓘ freshwater sediments ⓘ hydrothermal vents ⓘ marine sediments ⓘ sulfidic sediments ⓘ wastewater systems ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| metabolism |
chemolithoautotrophic
ⓘ
sulfur-oxidizing ⓘ |
| motility |
gliding motility
ⓘ
non-motile in some genera ⓘ |
| namedBy | Nikolaus Pfenning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Beggiatoa spp.
ⓘ
linked to:
Beggiatoa
Candidatus Thiomargarita magnifica ⓘ
linked to:
Thiomargarita
Thiomargarita namibiensis ⓘ
linked to:
Thiomargarita
|
| oxygenRelationship |
aerobic
ⓘ
microaerophilic ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Gammaproteobacteria
ⓘ
Proteobacteria ⓘ |
| phylum | Proteobacteria ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | order ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thiotrichales Description of subject: Thiotrichales is an order of Gammaproteobacteria that includes large, often filamentous, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria commonly found in marine and other aquatic environments.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thiotrichales
linked to: Thiotrichales
linked to: Thiotrichales
linked to: Thiotrichales