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Tropheryma whipplei

species of bacterium, the causative organism of Whipple's disease
Taxon taxon Q2703876
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Summary

Tropheryma whipplei is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Tropheryma whipplei's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Tropheryma whipplei is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Tropheryma whipplei belongs to the parent taxon Tropheryma[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Tropheryma whipplei is Tropheryma whipplei[6].
  • Tropheryma whipplei's Commons category is recorded as Tropheryma whipplei[7].
  • Tropheryma whipplei's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/tropheryma-whipplei[8].
  • Tropheryma whipplei's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria[9].

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Classification

Tropheryma whipplei's scientific name is Tropheryma whipplei[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Tropheryma[5].

Identifiers

Tropheryma whipplei's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2039[10]. Tropheryma whipplei's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 973932[11]. Tropheryma whipplei's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3224298[12]. Tropheryma whipplei's ITIS TSN is recorded as 967479[13].

Why It Matters

Tropheryma whipplei has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Description of Tropheryma whipplei gen. nov., sp. nov., the Whipple's disease bacillus. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Gram staining → gram-positive bacteria
    Parent taxon → Tropheryma
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ Taxon name: Tropheryma whipplei"
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