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Tropheryma whipplei
Definition 1
A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species can form filaments and has a membrane that is external to the cell wall. T. whipplei is found in soil and is a commensal organism of the oral cavity but may become pathogenic, being the causative agent of Whipple's Disease. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Tropheryma whipplei. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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