Kingdom Bacteria Genus Bordetella Phylum Proteobacteria Rank Species | Family Alcaligenaceae Scientific name Bordetella avium Higher classification Bordetella Order Burkholderiales | |
Similar Bordetella, Bacteria, Bordetella trematum, Bordetella parapertussis, Bordetella bronchiseptica | ||
Medical vocabulary what does bordetella avium mean
Bordetella avium is a Gram-negative, nonfermentative, strictly aerobic, motile bacterium from the genus Bordetella which has been isolated from patients with respiratory disease (cystic fibrosis). B. avium is mainly responsible for the animal disease bordetellosis in wild and domesticated birds. B. avium was first described as Alcaligenes faecalis.
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Medical vocabulary what does bordetella avium mean
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