Bacterium
bordetella bronchiseptica
Subclass of:
genus Bordetella
Definitions related to bordetella bronchiseptica:
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A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, coccobacilli shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile and urease positive in MIU culture media, oxidase, catalase, and citrate positive, indole negative, does not produce hydrogen sulfide and sodium citrate is its only carbon source B. bronchispetica is found in the respiratory tract of domestic and wild animals where it is pathogenic, but rarely is found in humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of BORDETELLA that is parasitic and pathogenic. It is found in the respiratory tract of domestic and wild mammalian animals and can be transmitted from animals to man. It is a common cause of bronchopneumonia in lower animals.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bordetella bronchiseptica.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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