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Whipple's disease

Whipple's disease is caused by infection from bacteria called Tropheryma whippelii. The disorder mainly affects middle-aged white men.Whipple's disease is extremely rare.

Source:ADAM

Date:October 13, 2008

Whipple's Disease

The bacterium that causes Whipple's disease was only successfully cultured in 1997. Tropheryma whipplei belongs to the high G+C phylum of gram-positive bacteria, and its genome was sequenced in 2003.Whipple's disease has traditionally been regarde...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders

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