Lysinibacillus
E947104
Lysinibacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped, endospore-forming bacteria commonly found in soil and known for species with bioremediation and insecticidal properties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lysinibacillus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11607670 — 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: Lysinibacillus Context triple: [Bacillaceae, includesGenus, Lysinibacillus]
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A.
Paenibacillus
Paenibacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, endospore-forming bacteria commonly found in soil and known for their roles in nitrogen fixation, plant growth promotion, and biodegradation.
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B.
Anoxybacillus
Anoxybacillus is a genus of thermophilic, spore-forming bacteria commonly found in hot springs and other high-temperature environments.
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C.
Virgibacillus
Virgibacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, spore-forming, often halophilic bacteria commonly found in saline and alkaline environments.
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D.
Bacillus
Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped, endospore-forming bacteria that includes both harmless environmental species and notable pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis.
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E.
Geobacillus
Geobacillus is a genus of thermophilic, spore-forming bacteria known for thriving at high temperatures and being used in various industrial and biotechnological applications.
- 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: Lysinibacillus Target entity description: Lysinibacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped, endospore-forming bacteria commonly found in soil and known for species with bioremediation and insecticidal properties.
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A.
Paenibacillus
Paenibacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, endospore-forming bacteria commonly found in soil and known for their roles in nitrogen fixation, plant growth promotion, and biodegradation.
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B.
Anoxybacillus
Anoxybacillus is a genus of thermophilic, spore-forming bacteria commonly found in hot springs and other high-temperature environments.
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C.
Virgibacillus
Virgibacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, spore-forming, often halophilic bacteria commonly found in saline and alkaline environments.
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D.
Bacillus
Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped, endospore-forming bacteria that includes both harmless environmental species and notable pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis.
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E.
Geobacillus
Geobacillus is a genus of thermophilic, spore-forming bacteria known for thriving at high temperatures and being used in various industrial and biotechnological applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial genus ⓘ |
| application |
biopesticide development
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bioremediation of contaminated soils ⓘ biosorption of heavy metals ⓘ wastewater treatment ⓘ |
| cellArrangement |
short chains
ⓘ
single rods ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| cellWallCharacteristic | lysine-aspartate peptidoglycan cross-bridges ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | peptidoglycan ⓘ |
| class | Bacilli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSpecies |
Lysinibacillus fusiformis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lysinibacillus macroides NERFINISHED ⓘ Lysinibacillus odysseyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lysinibacillus parviboronicapiens NERFINISHED ⓘ Lysinibacillus sphaericus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
biocontrol agent against insects
ⓘ
soil nutrient cycling ⓘ |
| family | Bacillaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | early 2000s ⓘ |
| flagellaType | peritrichous flagella ⓘ |
| formsEndospores | true ⓘ |
| genomeType | circular chromosome ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-positive ⓘ |
| habitat |
soil
ⓘ
water ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| knownFor |
biodegradation of pollutants
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bioremediation potential ⓘ heavy metal biosorption ⓘ insecticidal properties ⓘ plant growth promotion ⓘ |
| metabolism | chemoorganotrophic ⓘ |
| motility | motile ⓘ |
| namingEtymology | derived from “lysine” and “bacillus” ⓘ |
| order | Bacillales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | generally non-pathogenic to humans ⓘ |
| phylum | Bacillota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reclassifiedFrom | Bacillus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| sporeLocation |
subterminal endospores
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terminal endospores ⓘ |
| sporeResistance | resistant to environmental stress ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temperatureRange | mesophilic ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Lysinibacillus boronitolerans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Lysinibacillus Description of subject: Lysinibacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped, endospore-forming bacteria commonly found in soil and known for species with bioremediation and insecticidal properties.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.