Tropheryma
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Tropheryma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family "Tropherymataceae" – some actinobacteria.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Actinobacteria - phylum; Actinobacteria - class; Actinomycetales - order; "Tropherymataceae" - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Tropheryma whipplei - sole species