Bordetella avium
Bordetella avium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Beta Proteobacteria |
Order: | Burkholderiales |
Family: | Alcaligenaceae |
Genus: | Bordetella |
Species: | B. avium |
Binomial name | |
Bordetella avium Kersters et al. 1984[1] | |
Type strain | |
197N, ATCC BAA-1003[2] |
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).[3][4][5] B. avium is mainly responsible for the animal disease bordetellosis in wild and domesticated birds.[6] B. avium was first described as Alcaligenes faecalis.[7]
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