| bordetella bronchiseptica | A species of bordetella that is parasitic and pathogenic. It is found in the respiratory tract of domestic and wild mammalian animals and can be transmitted from animals to man. It is a common cause of bronchopneumonia in lower animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| bordetella | A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria whose cells are minute coccobacilli. It consists of both parasitic and pathogenic species. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| bordetella infections | Infections with bacteria of the genus bordetella. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bordetella parapertussis | A species that causes a whooping cough-like disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bordetella pertussis | <bacteria> A small, aerobic, gram-negative bacillus, causative organism of whooping cough. Produces a variety of toxins including a dermonecrotising toxin, an adenyl cyclase, an endotoxin and pertussis toxin, as well as surface components such as fimbrial haemagglutinin. (18 Nov 1997) |