Tropheryma whipplei

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Overview

  • Tropheryma whipplei is a Gram-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 6 gut microbiome compilation studies or metastudies. The DNA G+C content is 59.4%. Tropheryma whipplei is likely to be transient and not a long-term gut coloniser. (LaScola2001)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces, intracellular parasite and human gut. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 2, i.e., risk of individual infection, but low risk of spread. Is a known human pathogen. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
    Character Response

  • Raoult, D., Fenollar, F., Rolain, J. M., Minodier, P., Bosdure, E., Li, W., Garnier, J. M., & Richet, H. (2010). Tropheryma whipplei in children with gastroenteritis. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16(5), 776–782.

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Actinobacteria Class:  Actinomycetia Order:  Micrococcales Family:  Tropherymataceae Genus:  Tropheryma Gram stain:  neg Motility:  Sessile Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces, intracellular parasite and human gut
    DNA G+C(%):  59.4

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR TROPHERYMA WHIPPLEI
  • LaScola2001 - Description of Tropheryma whipplei gen. nov., sp. nov., the Whipple's disease bacillus.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR TROPHERYMA WHIPPLEI
  • Byrd2020 - Stability and dynamics of the human gut microbiome and its association with systemic immune traits.
  • Dubinkina2017 - Links of gut microbiota composition with alcohol dependence syndrome and alcoholic liver disease
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
  • RajilicStojanovic2014 - The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota.
  • Zeller2014 - Potential of fecal microbiota for early-stage detection of colorectal cancer
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    • Added: April 08, 2021