Tropheryma whipplei
Classification
Higher order taxa
Cellular Organisms; Bacteria; Actinobacteria; Actinobacteria (class); Actinobacteridae; Actinomycetales; Micrococcineae; Cellulomonadaceae; Tropheryma; Tropheryma Whipplei (Bischoff).
Genus
Genus: Tropheryma Species: Whipplei
Description and significance
Tropheryma whipplei is
Genome structure
Cell structure and metabolism
Ecology
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Pathology
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
Application to Biotechnology
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Current Research
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References
1. Bischoff, Joe, et al. "Tropheryma whipplei." Taxonomy Browser. 10 Jan. 2007. NCBI. 1 June 2007
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/ wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=2039&lvl=3&p=mapview&p=has_linkout&p=blast_url&p=genome_blast&lin=f&keep=1&sr chmode=1&unlock>.
2. Crapoulet, Nicolas, et al. "Global Transcriptome Analysis of Tropheryma whipplei in Response to
Temperature Stresses." Journal of Bacteriology 188.14 (July 2006): 28-39. American Society for Microbiology. Ed. Jack Kenney. 24 Apr. 2006. PubMed Central. 30 May 2007 <http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1539978>.
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