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Bordetella bronchiseptica

B. bronchiseptica is a motile bacterium by virtue of presence ofperitrichate flagella.

Bordetella bronchiseptica

B. bronchiseptica is a motile bacterium by virtue of presence ofperitrichate flagella. The bacteria grow on nutrient agar and are antigenically related to B. pertussis and Brucella abortus. It dif-fers from other Bordetella species in the biochemical and other properties (Table 39-3). B. bronchiseptica is responsible for caus-ing very small proportion (0.1%) of cases of whooping cough.



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