| Species/Subspecies: | Bordetella avium | ||||||||
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| Category: | Motile | ||||||||
| Etymology: | Genus name: named after the Belgian microbiologist J. Bordet (1870-1961), who first isolated B. pertussis. Species epithet: from birds. | ||||||||
| Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||
| Taxonomy: | Class Betaproteobacteria Order Burkholderiales Family Alcaligenaceae Genus Bordetella |
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| Type Strain: | Hinz 591-77 = ATCC 35086 = CCUG 13726 = NCTC 12033 | ||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell): | |||||||||
| Micromorphology: | Small motile coccoid rods (0.2-0.5 x 0.5-2.0 µm). | ||||||||
| Gram +/Gram -: | G- | ||||||||
| Metabolism: | Obligate aerobic | ||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | +/+ | ||||||||
| Other Enzymes: | urease - | ||||||||
| Biochemical Tests: | Citrate + | ||||||||
| Fermentation of carbohydrates: | Bordetella spp. does not ferment carbohydrates. | ||||||||
| Spec. Char.: | Optimal growth temperature: 35-37°C. | ||||||||
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| Disease: | Turkey coryza or avian bordetellosis |
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| Hosts: | Turkey | ||||||||
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Eight species have been described within genus Bordetella. The four species, which are described in VetBact, are very closely related. | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2023-03-22 |