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Tropheryma whipplei
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Agent of Whipple’s disease (WD), distant relationship to actinomyces by 16s rDNA sequencing.
- Detected in multiple environmental samples, including soil and sewerage. Considered ubiquitous.
- Fastidious organism, 0.25µm rods may appear Gram-positive upon staining.
- Correct nomenclature: Tropheryma whipplei (not T. whippelii).
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Agent of Whipple’s disease (WD), distant relationship to actinomyces by 16s rDNA sequencing.
- Detected in multiple environmental samples, including soil and sewerage. Considered ubiquitous.
- Fastidious organism, 0.25µm rods may appear Gram-positive upon staining.
- Correct nomenclature: Tropheryma whipplei (not T. whippelii).
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Last updated: May 4, 2019
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul. "Tropheryma Whipplei." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540566/all/Tropheryma_whipplei.
Auwaerter P. Tropheryma whipplei. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540566/all/Tropheryma_whipplei. Accessed June 30, 2022.
Auwaerter, P. (2019). Tropheryma whipplei. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540566/all/Tropheryma_whipplei
Auwaerter P. Tropheryma Whipplei [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2022 June 30]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540566/all/Tropheryma_whipplei.
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