bordetellae

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A form of bordetella — Any of several gram-negative coccobacilli, of the genus Bordetella, many of which are pathogenic; especially Bordetella pertussis which causes whooping cough and kennel cough.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bordetella

    While Bpp hu and the other classical bordetellae can efficiently colonize mice, Bpp ov strains are severely defective in their ability to colonize the murine respiratory tract.

    2015 July 10, “Host Specificity of Ovine Bordetella parapertussis and the Role of Complement”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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