Microbe Identification
Microbe nameTropheryma whipplei
NCBI Taxonomy ID2039
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumActinobacteria
ClassActinobacteria
OrderMicrococcales
FamilyTropherymataceae
GenusTropheryma
Species whipplei
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeBacilli
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranes1
Oxygen preferenceAerobe
Optimal temperature37
Temperature rangeMesophilic
HabitatHostAssociated
Biotic relationshipNot Available
Cell arrangementNot Available
SporulationNot Available
MetabolismFermentative
Energy sourceNot Available
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanGutFecesExpected but not quantified