NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria.
This species can form filaments and has a membrane that is external to the cell wall.
T. whipplei is found in soil and is a commensal organism of the oral cavity but may
become pathogenic, being the causative agent of Whipple's Disease.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Tropheryma whipplei.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping