Proteus
E930648
Proteus is a genus of Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria best known for causing urinary tract infections and exhibiting characteristic swarming motility on agar plates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proteus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11515276 — 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: Proteus Context triple: [Gammaproteobacteria, includesGenus, Proteus]
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Proteus
Proteus is one of the central young lovers in Shakespeare’s comedy *The Two Gentlemen of Verona*, whose inconstancy and betrayal drive much of the play’s romantic conflict.
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B.
Proteus
Proteus is the nickname of Charles Proteus Steinmetz, a pioneering German-American electrical engineer and mathematician renowned for his foundational work in alternating current (AC) power systems.
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Proteus
Proteus is an experimental high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft designed by Scaled Composites for telecommunications, reconnaissance, and research missions.
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D.
Proteus
Proteus is one of Neptune’s largest irregularly shaped moons, known for its dark surface and heavily cratered, ancient terrain.
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Poros
Poros is a small Greek island in the Saronic Gulf known for its pine-covered hills, neoclassical town, and popularity as a nearby getaway from Athens.
- 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: Proteus Target entity description: Proteus is a genus of Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria best known for causing urinary tract infections and exhibiting characteristic swarming motility on agar plates.
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A.
Proteus
Proteus is the nickname of Charles Proteus Steinmetz, a pioneering German-American electrical engineer and mathematician renowned for his foundational work in alternating current (AC) power systems.
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B.
Proteus
Proteus is an experimental high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft designed by Scaled Composites for telecommunications, reconnaissance, and research missions.
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C.
Proteus
Proteus is one of Neptune’s largest irregularly shaped moons, known for its dark surface and heavily cratered, ancient terrain.
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D.
Proteus
Proteus is one of the central young lovers in Shakespeare’s comedy *The Two Gentlemen of Verona*, whose inconstancy and betrayal drive much of the play’s romantic conflict.
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E.
Poros
Poros is a small Greek island in the Saronic Gulf known for its pine-covered hills, neoclassical town, and popularity as a nearby getaway from Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial genus ⓘ |
| associatedDisease |
bacteremia
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pyelonephritis ⓘ sepsis ⓘ urinary tract infection ⓘ urolithiasis ⓘ wound infection ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | Enterobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-2 pathogen ⓘ |
| catalaseTest | catalase-positive ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clinicalSampleType |
blood
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urine ⓘ wound swab ⓘ |
| colonyMorphology | swarming concentric rings on agar ⓘ |
| family | Morganellaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagellaType | peritrichous flagella ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| growthMedium |
MacConkey agar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
blood agar ⓘ |
| habitat |
animal intestinal tract
ⓘ
human intestinal tract ⓘ soil ⓘ water ⓘ |
| indoleTest | variable among species ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| lactoseFermentation | non-lactose fermenter ⓘ |
| motility | motile ⓘ |
| motilityFeature | swarming motility on agar ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Proteus from Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nitrateReduction | nitrate-reducing ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Proteus hauseri
NERFINISHED
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Proteus mirabilis NERFINISHED ⓘ Proteus penneri NERFINISHED ⓘ Proteus vulgaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Enterobacterales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxidaseTest | oxidase-negative ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | facultative anaerobe ⓘ |
| pathogenicFor | humans ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| ureaseActivity | urease-positive ⓘ |
| virulenceFactor |
fimbriae
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hemolysins ⓘ swarming motility ⓘ urease ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proteus Description of subject: Proteus is a genus of Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria best known for causing urinary tract infections and exhibiting characteristic swarming motility on agar plates.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.