Francisella tularensis
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Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious, gram-negative bacterium that causes tularemia and is considered a serious potential bioterrorism agent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francisella tularensis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11466992 — 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: Francisella tularensis Context triple: [CDC Category A agent, hasExampleAgent, Francisella tularensis]
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A.
Yersinia
Yersinia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several pathogenic species, most notably Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
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B.
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis is a highly virulent bacterium responsible for plague, including the historic pandemics of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic forms.
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C.
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that causes the disease anthrax in humans and animals.
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D.
Leptospira interrogans
Leptospira interrogans is a pathogenic spirochete bacterium that causes leptospirosis, a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans and animals through the urine of infected hosts such as rats.
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E.
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium bovis is a slow-growing, pathogenic bacterium that primarily causes tuberculosis in cattle and can infect humans, and it serves as the basis for the widely used BCG vaccine.
- 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: Francisella tularensis Target entity description: Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious, gram-negative bacterium that causes tularemia and is considered a serious potential bioterrorism agent.
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A.
Yersinia
Yersinia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several pathogenic species, most notably Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
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B.
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis is a highly virulent bacterium responsible for plague, including the historic pandemics of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic forms.
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C.
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that causes the disease anthrax in humans and animals.
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D.
Leptospira interrogans
Leptospira interrogans is a pathogenic spirochete bacterium that causes leptospirosis, a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans and animals through the urine of infected hosts such as rats.
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E.
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium bovis is a slow-growing, pathogenic bacterium that primarily causes tuberculosis in cattle and can infect humans, and it serves as the basis for the widely used BCG vaccine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gram-negative bacterium
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bacterium ⓘ pathogen ⓘ zoonotic pathogen ⓘ |
| biosafetyConcern | Category A bioterrorism agent ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-3 ⓘ |
| capsule | encapsulated ⓘ |
| category | select agent ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | lipopolysaccharide ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clinicalSyndrome |
glandular tularemia
ⓘ
oropharyngeal tularemia ⓘ pneumonic tularemia ⓘ ulceroglandular tularemia ⓘ |
| commonName | F. tularensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disease |
rabbit fever
ⓘ
tularemia ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| family | Francisellaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | George Walter McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| genus | Francisella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| growthRequirement | cysteine-enriched media ⓘ |
| hostCellType | macrophages ⓘ |
| infectiousDose | very low ⓘ |
| intracellularLifestyle | facultative intracellular ⓘ |
| mostVirulentSubspecies | Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motility | non-motile ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Thiotrichales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota ⓘ |
| primaryReservoir |
lagomorphs
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rodents ⓘ |
| publicHealthSignificance | serious zoonotic disease agent ⓘ |
| shape | coccobacillus ⓘ |
| sporeFormation | non-spore-forming ⓘ |
| subspecies |
Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica
NERFINISHED
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Francisella tularensis subsp. mediasiatica NERFINISHED ⓘ Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida NERFINISHED ⓘ Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
arthropod bite
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direct contact with infected animals ⓘ ingestion of contaminated food or water ⓘ inhalation of aerosols ⓘ |
| vector |
deer flies
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ticks ⓘ |
| zoonosis | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Francisella tularensis Description of subject: Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious, gram-negative bacterium that causes tularemia and is considered a serious potential bioterrorism agent.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.