Bordetella [2] ( lat. Bordetella ) is a genus of bacteria that unites small gram-negative immobile coccobacilli growing on the Bordet-Zhangu medium and on casein-coal agar ; aerobes , do not form a spore , are biochemically inactive; pathogens of whooping cough and pertussis-like diseases in humans.
| Bordetella |
Bordetella bronchiseptica |
| Scientific classification |
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| Class: | Beta proteobacteria |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Bordetella Moreno-López 1952 |
| Kinds |
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- according to LPSN [1] :
- Bordetella avium
- Bordetella bronchiseptica
- Bordetella hinzii
- Bordetella holmesii
- Bordetella parapertussis
- Bordetella pertussis
- Bordetella petrii
- Bordetella trematum
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The genus is named after the Belgian immunologist and bacteriologist Jules Borde (1870-1961).
