Acinetobacter
E931842
Acinetobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, opportunistic bacterial pathogens commonly associated with hospital-acquired infections and notable for their multidrug resistance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acinetobacter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11515273 — 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: Acinetobacter Context triple: [Gammaproteobacteria, includesGenus, Acinetobacter]
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A.
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas is a diverse genus of Gram-negative bacteria known for their metabolic versatility, environmental ubiquity, and inclusion of important opportunistic human and plant pathogens.
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B.
Mycobacterium abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing, opportunistic nontuberculous mycobacterial species that commonly causes difficult-to-treat lung, skin, and soft tissue infections, particularly in individuals with underlying lung disease or weakened immune systems.
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C.
Haemophilus
Haemophilus is a genus of small, Gram-negative bacteria that includes species responsible for respiratory tract infections and serious invasive diseases in humans.
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D.
Psychrobacter
Psychrobacter is a genus of cold-adapted, often psychrophilic bacteria commonly found in low-temperature environments such as polar regions, deep seas, and refrigerated foods.
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E.
Rhodococcus
Rhodococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, often soil-dwelling bacteria known for their ability to degrade a wide range of organic compounds, including environmental pollutants.
- 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: Acinetobacter Target entity description: Acinetobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, opportunistic bacterial pathogens commonly associated with hospital-acquired infections and notable for their multidrug resistance.
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A.
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas is a diverse genus of Gram-negative bacteria known for their metabolic versatility, environmental ubiquity, and inclusion of important opportunistic human and plant pathogens.
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B.
Mycobacterium abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing, opportunistic nontuberculous mycobacterial species that commonly causes difficult-to-treat lung, skin, and soft tissue infections, particularly in individuals with underlying lung disease or weakened immune systems.
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C.
Haemophilus
Haemophilus is a genus of small, Gram-negative bacteria that includes species responsible for respiratory tract infections and serious invasive diseases in humans.
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D.
Psychrobacter
Psychrobacter is a genus of cold-adapted, often psychrophilic bacteria commonly found in low-temperature environments such as polar regions, deep seas, and refrigerated foods.
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E.
Rhodococcus
Rhodococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, often soil-dwelling bacteria known for their ability to degrade a wide range of organic compounds, including environmental pollutants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial genus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bloodstream infection
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healthcare-associated infection ⓘ hospital-acquired infection ⓘ meningitis ⓘ urinary tract infection ⓘ ventilator-associated pneumonia ⓘ wound infection ⓘ |
| biofilmFormation | forms biofilms on abiotic surfaces ⓘ |
| cellShape | coccobacillus ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ |
| clinicalRelevance | major cause of nosocomial outbreaks ⓘ |
| drugResistance |
carbapenem-resistant
ⓘ
multidrug-resistant ⓘ |
| environmentalPersistence | survives for prolonged periods on dry surfaces ⓘ |
| family | Moraxellaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat |
hospital environment
ⓘ
human skin ⓘ mucous membranes ⓘ soil ⓘ water ⓘ |
| infectionControl | requires strict contact precautions ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| metabolism |
catalase-positive
ⓘ
oxidase-negative ⓘ |
| motility | non-motile ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Acinetobacter baumannii
NERFINISHED
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Acinetobacter calcoaceticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Acinetobacter lwoffii NERFINISHED ⓘ Acinetobacter nosocomialis NERFINISHED ⓘ Acinetobacter pittii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Pseudomonadales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | opportunistic pathogen ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicHealthConcern | serious global health threat ⓘ |
| resistanceMechanism |
beta-lactamase production
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efflux pumps ⓘ porin loss or modification ⓘ target site modification ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
immunocompromised state
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intensive care unit stay ⓘ mechanical ventilation ⓘ prior broad-spectrum antibiotic use ⓘ |
| sporeFormation | non-spore-forming ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| transmission |
contaminated medical equipment
ⓘ
contaminated surfaces ⓘ person-to-person via contact ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Acinetobacter Description of subject: Acinetobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, opportunistic bacterial pathogens commonly associated with hospital-acquired infections and notable for their multidrug resistance.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.