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Bordetella pertussis

Bordetella pertussis Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Beta Proteobacteria Order: Burkholderiales Family: Alcaligenaceae Genus: Bordetella Species: B. pertussis Binomial name Bordetella pertussis (Bergey et al. 1923) Moreno-López 1952 Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative, aerobic coccobacillus capsulate of the genus Bordetella, and the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough. Unlike B. bronchiseptica, B. pertussis is nonmotile. Its virulence factors include pertussis toxin, filamentous hæmagglutinin, pertactin, fimbria, and tracheal cytotoxin.There does not appear to be a zoonotic reservoir for B. pertussis—humans are its only host.The bacterium is spread by airborne droplets; its incubation period is seven to 14 days.
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