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Bordetella
A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria whose cells are minute coccobacilli. It consists of both parasitic and pathogenic species.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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Figure 1. <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> on gram stain of sputum culture.
Figure 1. Bordetella pertussis on gram stain of sputum culture.
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Figure 2. <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> seen in gram stain of sputum specimen.
Figure 2. Bordetella pertussis seen in gram stain of sputum specimen.
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Notes
Figures 1 and 2 were contributed by Judith Holden, MT (ASCP), MPH of the Microbiology Laboratories at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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References
  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification

National Library of Medicine MeSH Classification

Bacteria
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria
Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci
Alcaligenaceae
Achromobacter
Alcaligenes
Bordetella
Bordetella avium
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Bordetella parapertussis
Bordetella pertussis
Taylorella