Novel Tropheryma species in a lung biopsy sample from a kidney transplant recipient

16S and 23S rDNA sequencing gave T. whipplei as the best hit, although with limited agreement. These findings suggest that a novel Tropheryma species that lacks the noncoding repeat, most frequently used for molecular detection of Whipple disease, might be the cause of the pulmonary disease. Adaptation of current PCR protocols is warranted in order to detect all Tropheryma species.