Bifidobacterium
E936460
Bifidobacterium is a genus of beneficial, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria commonly found in the human gut and widely used as probiotics to support digestive and immune health.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bifidobacterium canonical | 1 |
| Bifidobacterium longum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11607619 — 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: Bifidobacterium Context triple: [Actinobacteria, contains, Bifidobacterium]
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A.
Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus is a genus of lactic acid–producing bacteria commonly found in the human gut, fermented foods, and probiotics, known for their role in digestion and maintaining a healthy microbiome.
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B.
Brevibacterium linens
Brevibacterium linens is a species of bacteria known for producing the characteristic orange-red color and strong aroma of washed-rind cheeses.
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C.
Enterococcus
Enterococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, lactic acid bacteria commonly found in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals, some species of which are notable as opportunistic pathogens and for their antibiotic resistance.
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D.
Escherichia
Escherichia is a genus of rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria best known for the species Escherichia coli, a common inhabitant of the human gut and an important model organism in microbiology.
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E.
Lactobacillales
Lactobacillales is an order of Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria that includes many species important in food fermentation, probiotics, and the normal microbiota of humans and animals.
- 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: Bifidobacterium Target entity description: Bifidobacterium is a genus of beneficial, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria commonly found in the human gut and widely used as probiotics to support digestive and immune health.
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A.
Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus is a genus of lactic acid–producing bacteria commonly found in the human gut, fermented foods, and probiotics, known for their role in digestion and maintaining a healthy microbiome.
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B.
Brevibacterium linens
Brevibacterium linens is a species of bacteria known for producing the characteristic orange-red color and strong aroma of washed-rind cheeses.
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C.
Enterococcus
Enterococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, lactic acid bacteria commonly found in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals, some species of which are notable as opportunistic pathogens and for their antibiotic resistance.
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D.
Escherichia
Escherichia is a genus of rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria best known for the species Escherichia coli, a common inhabitant of the human gut and an important model organism in microbiology.
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E.
Lactobacillales
Lactobacillales is an order of Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria that includes many species important in food fermentation, probiotics, and the normal microbiota of humans and animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial genus
ⓘ
probiotic microorganism ⓘ |
| application |
management of diarrhea
ⓘ
support in inflammatory bowel disease ⓘ support in irritable bowel syndrome ⓘ |
| association | breastfed infants ⓘ |
| benefit |
contributes to colonization resistance against pathogens
ⓘ
helps maintain gut barrier integrity ⓘ supports digestive health ⓘ supports immune function ⓘ |
| cellArrangement | often Y-shaped or bifid forms ⓘ |
| cellWallType | Gram-positive ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Henri Tissier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | infant feces ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| family | Bifidobacteriaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribed | 1899 ⓘ |
| gramStain | positive ⓘ |
| habitat |
animal gastrointestinal tract
ⓘ
fermented dairy products ⓘ human gastrointestinal tract ⓘ infant gut ⓘ oral cavity ⓘ vagina ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Bifidobacterium adolescentis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bifidobacterium animalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Bifidobacterium breve NERFINISHED ⓘ Bifidobacterium infantis NERFINISHED ⓘ Bifidobacterium longum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metabolism | fermentative ⓘ |
| motility | non-motile ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | anaerobic ⓘ |
| phylum | Actinobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
lactic acid
ⓘ
short-chain fatty acids ⓘ |
| role |
gut microbiota member
ⓘ
probiotic bacterium ⓘ |
| safetyStatus | generally recognized as safe ⓘ |
| shape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| sporeFormation | non-spore-forming ⓘ |
| substrate |
dietary oligosaccharides
ⓘ
human milk oligosaccharides ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Bifidobacterium bifidum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
dietary supplement
ⓘ
functional food ingredient ⓘ |
| usedIn |
fermented milk products
ⓘ
probiotic formulations ⓘ |
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: Bifidobacterium Description of subject: Bifidobacterium is a genus of beneficial, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria commonly found in the human gut and widely used as probiotics to support digestive and immune health.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bifidobacterium longum