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Bordetella

Bordetella

1 9.3
A group of bacteria that cause whooping cough and other breathing infections in people and animals
  • noun
  • /ˌbɔrdəˈtɛlə/
  • Specialized
: Bordetella
  • The old one included some killed whole cells of the pathogen (Bordetella pertussis), which was effective against most of the strains circulating.
  • Bordetella pertussis
  • Bordetella species

Examples

  • In addition, human gamma globulin and monoclonal antibodies have prophylactic and therapeutic effects in mice infected with Bordetella pertussis.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Whooping cough is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis; however, the protection conferred by vaccination does not last throughout life.

    Academic text (2012)
  • This is because the cough continues even after the Bordetella pertussis bacterium has been cleared from the body.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I have a pooch, and the place where I board her always requires the Bordetella vaccination (might be spelled wrong).

    Blog text (3)
  • Results of testing of nasopharyngeal swabs for each Bordetella species at Massachusetts State Laboratory Institute, 2005-2007.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The amount of specific Bordetella pertussis antigens is higher in the acellular than in whole-cell vaccines.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Bordetella pertussis and B. parapertussis commonly cause whooping cough, a highly contagious, acute coughing illness, in humans (1, 2).

    Academic text (2012)
  • During the visit, the doctor gives a thorough exam plus administers vaccines for bordetella, also known as kennel cough, and canine distemper, a virus that can cause neurological problems.

    Blog text (13)
  • Whooping cough is a respiratory illness caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, which spreads easily between people.

  • The Bordetella species includes several types of bacteria that can lead to significant respiratory infections in both humans and animals.

Compounds

Bordetella holmesii
  • Specialized
8.8

A type of bacteria that can infect the blood and cause sepsis in people with weak immune systems

Surface Forms

Bordetella singular
Bordetellas plural

Morphology

Bordetella = Bordet (opaque) = Bordet + ella

Formed from the proper name 'Bordet' plus the Latin/taxonomic suffix '-ella', which does not transparently convey 'bacterium' to general learners.

Etymology

Bordetella is named for the scientist Bordet plus the Latin ending -ella, which means 'small'. So Bordetella can be remembered as 'Bordet's small one', and that is why the name is used for a group of tiny bacteria that can cause breathing infections like whooping cough.