Tropheryma
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment, food”) + ἔρῠμᾰ (éruma, “safeguard, defense”), denoting to the “obstacle to absorption of food” of the host infected by this bacterium.
Proper noun
Tropheryma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tropherymataceae – some actinobacteria.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Actinobacteria - phylum; Actinobacteria - class; Actinomycetales - order; Tropherymataceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tropheryma whipplei - sole species
Derived terms
- Tropherymataceae
References
- Tropheryma at National Center for Biotechnology Information