Vibrio

E273012

bacterial genus

Vibrio is a genus of Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacteria commonly found in marine and estuarine environments, which includes several pathogenic species that cause diseases such as cholera and seafood-associated infections in humans.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Vibrio canonical	4
Vibrio vulnificus	4
Vibrio alginolyticus	3
Vibrio parahaemolyticus	3
Vibrio harveyi	2
Enterovibrio	1
Vibrio anguillarum	1
Vibrio fluvialis	1
Vibrio furnissii	1
Vibrio metschnikovii	1
Vibrio mimicus	1
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a common cause of seafood-associated gastroenteritis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2508968 — 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: Vibrio
Context triple: [Vibrio cholerae, genus, Vibrio]

A. Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacterium that causes the acute diarrheal disease cholera in humans.
B. Campylobacter
Campylobacter is a genus of bacteria that commonly causes foodborne gastrointestinal infections in humans, often associated with undercooked poultry.
C. Campylobacterota
Campylobacterota is a phylum of Gram-negative, often spiral-shaped bacteria that includes several important gastrointestinal pathogens affecting humans and animals.
D. Coliiformes
Coliiformes is an order of small, arboreal African birds known as mousebirds, characterized by soft plumage, long tails, and strong climbing abilities.
E. Nitrosopumilus
Nitrosopumilus is a genus of marine ammonia-oxidizing archaea that plays a key role in the global nitrogen cycle, particularly in oceanic environments.
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: Vibrio
Target entity description: Vibrio is a genus of Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacteria commonly found in marine and estuarine environments, which includes several pathogenic species that cause diseases such as cholera and seafood-associated infections in humans.

A. Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacterium that causes the acute diarrheal disease cholera in humans.
B. Bacillus
Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped, endospore-forming bacteria that includes both harmless environmental species and notable pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis.
C. Campylobacter
Campylobacter is a genus of bacteria that commonly causes foodborne gastrointestinal infections in humans, often associated with undercooked poultry.
D. Campylobacterota
Campylobacterota is a phylum of Gram-negative, often spiral-shaped bacteria that includes several important gastrointestinal pathogens affecting humans and animals.
E. Coliiformes
Coliiformes is an order of small, arboreal African birds known as mousebirds, characterized by soft plumage, long tails, and strong climbing abilities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bacterial genus ⓘ
associatedDisease	cholera ⓘ gastroenteritis ⓘ septicemia ⓘ wound infections ⓘ
associatedWith	seafood ⓘ seawater ⓘ
cellShape	comma-shaped ⓘ curved rod ⓘ
cellWallComponent	lipopolysaccharide ⓘ
class	Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ
family	Vibrionaceae ⓘ
flagellation	polar flagellum ⓘ
foundInFood	raw oysters ⓘ undercooked shellfish ⓘ
gramStain	Gram-negative ⓘ
habitat	brackish water ⓘ coastal waters ⓘ estuarine environments ⓘ marine environments ⓘ
includesTaxon	Vibrio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vibrio alginolyticus Vibrio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vibrio anguillarum Vibrio cholerae ⓘ Vibrio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vibrio fluvialis Vibrio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vibrio furnissii Vibrio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vibrio harveyi Vibrio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vibrio metschnikovii Vibrio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vibrio mimicus Vibrio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vibrio parahaemolyticus Vibrio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vibrio vulnificus
kingdom	Bacteria ⓘ
metabolism	fermentative ⓘ oxidase-positive ⓘ
motility	motile ⓘ
order	Vibrionales ⓘ
oxygenRequirement	facultative anaerobe ⓘ
pathogenicTo	fish ⓘ humans ⓘ marine animals ⓘ shellfish ⓘ
phylum	Proteobacteria ⓘ surface form: Pseudomonadota
publicHealthConcern	seafood-associated infections ⓘ
reproduction	binary fission ⓘ
salinityPreference	halophilic ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
temperaturePreference	mesophilic ⓘ
transmissionRoute	exposure of wounds to seawater ⓘ ingestion of contaminated seafood ⓘ ingestion of contaminated water ⓘ
virulenceFactor	adhesins ⓘ capsule ⓘ enterotoxins ⓘ hemolysins ⓘ