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

1. 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

References

• Tropheryma at National Center for Biotechnology Information