Bordetella

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.NounAny of several gram-negative coccobacilli, of the genus Bordetella, many of which are pathogenic; especially Bordatella pertussis which causes whooping cough and kennel cough.

Synonyms

bordetellosis bartonella klebs-löffler bacillus brucella bacterid diphtheroid kennel cough bornavirus vibriosis koch's bacillus bdellomicrovirus bandavirus

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