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Related terms:
achromobacter
alcaligenes
alcaligenaceae
Bacterium
bordetella
Subclass of:
Alcaligenaceae
Definitions related to genus bordetella:
  • (bordetella) Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Bordetella genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (bordetella) A genus of aerobic, Gram-negative, coccobacilli-shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria and the family Alcaligenaceae.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (bordetella) A genus of gram-negative aerobic bacteria whose cells are minute coccobacilli. It consists of both parasitic and pathogenic species.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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