Tropheryma

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment, food”) +‎ ἔρῠμᾰ (érŭmă, “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