Bordetella pertussis
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| Bordetella pertussis (Bergey et al. 1923) Moreno-López 1952 |
Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Bordetella, and the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough. Unlike B. bronchiseptica, B. pertussis is non-motile.
There does not appear to be a zoonotic reservoir for B. pertussis—humans are its only host.
At its catarrhal phase it is most contagious
[edit] References
- Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology, 4th ed., McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
[edit] External links
- Bordetella chapter in Baron's Medical Microbiology (online text at the NCBI bookshelf [1]).
