Bacillus

E271801

bacterial genus

Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped, endospore-forming bacteria that includes both harmless environmental species and notable pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Bacillus canonical	4
Bacillus cereus	3
Bacillus licheniformis	2
Bacillus thuringiensis	2
Bacillus polymyxa	1
Bacillus pumilus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2504168 — 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: Bacillus
Context triple: [Bacillus anthracis, genus, Bacillus]

A. Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that causes the disease anthrax in humans and animals.
B. Coliiformes
Coliiformes is an order of small, arboreal African birds known as mousebirds, characterized by soft plumage, long tails, and strong climbing abilities.
C. Rousselia
Rousselia is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
D. Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis is a highly virulent bacterium responsible for plague, including the historic pandemics of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic forms.
E. Reissekia
Reissekia is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to parts of South America.
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: Bacillus
Target entity description: Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped, endospore-forming bacteria that includes both harmless environmental species and notable pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis.

A. Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that causes the disease anthrax in humans and animals.
B. Coliiformes
Coliiformes is an order of small, arboreal African birds known as mousebirds, characterized by soft plumage, long tails, and strong climbing abilities.
C. Rousselia
Rousselia is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
D. Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis is a highly virulent bacterium responsible for plague, including the historic pandemics of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic forms.
E. Reissekia
Reissekia is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to parts of South America.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bacterial genus ⓘ
biosafetyConcernMember	Bacillus anthracis ⓘ
cellShape	rod-shaped ⓘ
cellWallComponent	peptidoglycan ⓘ
class	Bacilli ⓘ
etymology	derived from Latin "baculus" meaning little rod ⓘ
family	Bacillaceae ⓘ
forms	endospores ⓘ
genomeType	circular double-stranded DNA ⓘ
gramStain	Gram-positive ⓘ
habitat	air ⓘ decaying organic matter ⓘ soil ⓘ water ⓘ
includesSpecies	Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ⓘ Bacillus anthracis ⓘ Bacillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bacillus cereus Bacillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bacillus licheniformis Bacillus megaterium ⓘ Bacillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bacillus polymyxa Bacillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bacillus pumilus Bacillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bacillus thuringiensis
industrialUse	biopesticide production ⓘ enzyme production ⓘ probiotic production ⓘ
kingdom	Bacteria ⓘ
metabolism	chemoorganotrophic ⓘ some species are facultative anaerobes ⓘ
motility	often motile with peritrichous flagella ⓘ
namedBy	Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ⓘ
nonPathogenicMember	Bacillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bacillus licheniformis Bacillus megaterium ⓘ Bacillus subtilis ⓘ
order	Bacillales ⓘ
oxygenRequirement	aerobic ⓘ facultatively anaerobic ⓘ
pathogenicMember	Bacillus anthracis ⓘ Bacillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bacillus cereus
phylum	Firmicutes ⓘ surface form: Bacillota
reproduction	binary fission ⓘ
sporeFunction	long-term survival ⓘ
sporeResistance	chemical disinfectants ⓘ desiccation ⓘ heat ⓘ radiation ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeSpecies	Bacillus subtilis ⓘ
usedAsModelOrganism	Bacillus subtilis ⓘ
yearDescribed	1835 ⓘ