Triple

T11515294
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gammaproteobacteria E273015 entity
Predicate includesGenus P1393 FINISHED
Object Erwinia
Erwinia is a genus of plant-pathogenic bacteria known for causing diseases such as fire blight in fruit trees and soft rot in various crops.
 E931846 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Erwinia | Statement: [Gammaproteobacteria, includesGenus, Erwinia]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Erwinia
Context triple: [Gammaproteobacteria, includesGenus, Erwinia]
  • A. Pectobacterium
    Pectobacterium is a genus of plant-pathogenic bacteria known for causing soft rot diseases in a wide range of crops by degrading plant cell walls.
  • B. Yersinia
    Yersinia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several pathogenic species, most notably Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
  • C. Arcobacter
    Arcobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacteria commonly associated with animals and environmental water sources, some species of which can cause gastrointestinal illness in humans.
  • 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.
  • E. Xanthomonas
    Xanthomonas is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria known primarily for causing a wide range of plant diseases that affect important agricultural crops worldwide.
  • 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: Erwinia
Target entity description: Erwinia is a genus of plant-pathogenic bacteria known for causing diseases such as fire blight in fruit trees and soft rot in various crops.
  • A. Pectobacterium
    Pectobacterium is a genus of plant-pathogenic bacteria known for causing soft rot diseases in a wide range of crops by degrading plant cell walls.
  • B. Yersinia
    Yersinia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several pathogenic species, most notably Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
  • C. Arcobacter
    Arcobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacteria commonly associated with animals and environmental water sources, some species of which can cause gastrointestinal illness in humans.
  • 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.
  • E. Xanthomonas
    Xanthomonas is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria known primarily for causing a wide range of plant diseases that affect important agricultural crops worldwide.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Erwinia
Triple: [Gammaproteobacteria, includesGenus, Erwinia]
Generated description
Erwinia is a genus of plant-pathogenic bacteria known for causing diseases such as fire blight in fruit trees and soft rot in various crops.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6aae2c3748190bed2ea50dfb160dc elicitation completed
NER batch_69d86db8bf9c8190820c289e6b0c3873 ner completed
NED1 batch_69e6852a23688190a3fe8e5508435661 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69e6b7a31b4081909b06bc9b6d0a1617 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69e68ce8d7988190a0dd3abe5f2afc97 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.