Name: "Tropheryma whippelii" Relman et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. whippelii, from the name of George Whipple [probably better: whipplei]

Gender: neuter

Original publication: Relman DA, Schmidt TM, MacDermott RP, Falkow S. Identification of the uncultured bacillus of Whipple's disease. N Engl J Med 1992; 327:293-301.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2".
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: "Tropheryma" Relman et al. 1992

Assigned by: Relman DA, Schmidt TM, MacDermott RP, Falkow S. Identification of the uncultured bacillus of Whipple's disease. N Engl J Med 1992; 327:293-301.

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Record number: 2888