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 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