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Bordetella bronchiseptica
Synonym(s): B. bronchiseptica
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Phylum: Proteobacteria.
- Class: Betaproteobacteria.
- Order: Burkholderiales.
- Family: Alcaligenaceae.
- Genus: Bordetella.
- Species: bronchiseptica.
Etymology
- Bordetella: named after Jules Bordet who, together with Gengou, first isolated the organism causing pertussis.
- Bronchiseptica: Gk: bronchus - the trachea; septicus - putrefractive, septic; bronchiseptica - with an infected bronchus.
Distribution
- Worldwide.
Significance
- Commensal in upper respiratory tract of healthy animals including rabbits.
- Causes respiratory disease Bordetella bronchiseptica infection.
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Binns S H, Speakman A J, Dawson S et al (1998) The use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to examine the epidemiology of Bordetella bronchiseptica isolates from cats and other species. Epidemiology & Infection 120 (2), 201-208 PubMed.
- Deeb B J, DiGiacomo R F, Bernard B L et al (1990) Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella bronchiseptica infections in rabbits. J Clin Microbiol 28 (1), 70-75 PubMed.
- Glávits R & Magyar T (1990) The pathology of experimental respiratory infection with Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella bronchiseptica in rabbits. Acta Vet Hung 38 (3), 211-215 PubMed.
- Watson W T, Goldsboro J A, Williams F P et al (1975) Experimental respiratory infection with Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella bronchiseptica in rabbits. Lab Anim Sci 25 (4), 459-464 PubMed.