Bordetella avium
Bordetella avium is a Gram-negative, nonfermentative, strictly aerobic, motile bacterium from the genus Bordetella which has been isolated from patients with respiratory disease (cystic fibrosis).[3][4][5] B. avium is mainly responsible for the animal disease bordetellosis in wild and domesticated birds.[6] B. avium was first described as Alcaligenes faecalis.[7]
| Bordetella avium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Alcaligenaceae |
| Genus: | Bordetella |
| Species: | B. avium |
| Binomial name | |
| Bordetella avium Kersters et al. 1984[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| 197N, ATCC BAA-1003[2] | |
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