A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS

Tropheryma

T. whippelii has been associated with Whipple's disease - the organsim has not been cultured

(Whipple's disease has been associated also with Arthrobacter sp.)

Reference - Relman, D.A., Schmidt, T.M., MacDermott, R.P., Falkow, S. (1992). Identification of the uncultured bacillus of Whipple's disease. New Eng. J. Med. 327, 293-301.

 

Home Page......................................................Index of generic names

email.....................................................................More about this site