Triple

T2504137
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mycobacterium tuberculosis E52537 entity
Predicate stainMethod P40196 FINISHED
Object Ziehl–Neelsen stain
Ziehl–Neelsen stain is a classic acid-fast staining technique used in microbiology to visualize Mycobacterium species, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in clinical specimens.
E271795 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
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: Ziehl–Neelsen stain | Statement: [Mycobacterium tuberculosis, stainMethod, Ziehl–Neelsen stain]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ziehl–Neelsen stain
Context triple: [Mycobacterium tuberculosis, stainMethod, Ziehl–Neelsen stain]
  • A. Leigh-Mallory
    Leigh-Mallory is the surname of a prominent British military family, most notably borne by Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War.
  • B. Sherbert test
    The Sherbert test is a U.S. constitutional law standard that evaluates whether government actions improperly burden an individual's free exercise of religion by requiring a compelling interest pursued through the least restrictive means.
  • C. BCG vaccine
    The BCG vaccine is a widely used immunization that primarily protects against severe forms of tuberculosis, especially in young children.
  • D. Feigl
    Feigl is a German-language surname borne by various notable individuals, including philosophers, scientists, and artists.
  • E. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterial species that causes most cases of human tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs and spreading through airborne transmission.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
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: Ziehl–Neelsen stain
Triple: [Mycobacterium tuberculosis, stainMethod, Ziehl–Neelsen stain]
Generated description
Ziehl–Neelsen stain is a classic acid-fast staining technique used in microbiology to visualize Mycobacterium species, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in clinical specimens.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ziehl–Neelsen stain
Target entity description: Ziehl–Neelsen stain is a classic acid-fast staining technique used in microbiology to visualize Mycobacterium species, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in clinical specimens.
  • A. Leigh-Mallory
    Leigh-Mallory is the surname of a prominent British military family, most notably borne by Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War.
  • B. Sherbert test
    The Sherbert test is a U.S. constitutional law standard that evaluates whether government actions improperly burden an individual's free exercise of religion by requiring a compelling interest pursued through the least restrictive means.
  • C. BCG vaccine
    The BCG vaccine is a widely used immunization that primarily protects against severe forms of tuberculosis, especially in young children.
  • D. Feigl
    Feigl is a German-language surname borne by various notable individuals, including philosophers, scientists, and artists.
  • E. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterial species that causes most cases of human tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs and spreading through airborne transmission.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: stainMethod
Context triple: [Mycobacterium tuberculosis, stainMethod, Ziehl–Neelsen stain]
  • A. preservationMethod
    Indicates the technique or process used to maintain, protect, or prolong the condition, quality, or usability of something over time.
  • B. stagingStyle
    Indicates how an event, performance, or scene is arranged, presented, or visually organized in a given context.
  • C. gramStain
    Indicates the result of a Gram staining procedure, specifying how an organism or sample reacts to the Gram stain (e.g., Gram-positive or Gram-negative).
  • D. stylingFeature
    Indicates a visual or design-related characteristic applied to an entity, such as formatting, layout, or aesthetic treatment.
  • E. hasColoration
    Indicates that an entity possesses a particular color or pattern of colors.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ab4957b3a88190adf968ae0c1b931c completed March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd1cd2db0819087d21ec49ffd9585 completed March 7, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af1fa57aa4819096578a5538973ec4 completed March 9, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af203f7ca08190ba781891bd879192 completed March 9, 2026, 7:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af20cd13a88190a35bc1b74ad088ef completed March 9, 2026, 7:34 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abd0bba5348190bb4637d3165cb339 completed March 7, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69abd1aa13a08190a8757c017d8a2478 completed March 7, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.