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.

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.

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bordetella bronchiseptica.