| Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus | Species/Subspecies |
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| Species/Subspecies: | Bordetella bronchiseptica | ||||||||||
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| Etymology: | Genus name: named after the Belgian microbiologist Jules Bordet (1870-1961), who first isolated B. pertussis.
Species epithet: with an infected bronchus. | ||||||||||
| Significance: | [Very important] | ||||||||||
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| Type Strain: | ATCC 19395 = CCUG 219 = NCTC 452 | ||||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell):
| Small greyish white and shiny colonies (1-2 mm in diameter after 24-48 hours incubation). May give a thin zone of hemolysis on bovine blood agar (but not on horse blood agar). | ||||||||||
| Micromorphology: | Small motile rods (0.2-0.5 x 0.5-2.0 µm), which appear singly or in pairs. | ||||||||||
| Gram +/Gram -: | G- | ||||||||||
| Metabolism: | Obligate aerobic | ||||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | +/+ | ||||||||||
| Other Enzymes: | Tryptophanase (indol) -, urease + | ||||||||||
| Biochemical Tests: | Citrate + | ||||||||||
| Fermentation of carbohydrates: | Bordetella spp. does not ferment carbohydrates. | ||||||||||
| Spec. Char.: | Optimal growth temperature: 35-37 °C. | ||||||||||
| Special Media:
| Smith-Baskerville medium is a selective medium, which is used for cultivation of B. bronchiseptica. | ||||||||||
| Hosts: | Dogs, cats, pigs, horses, rabbits, rodents (laboratory animals). | ||||||||||
| Disease (Swedish): | Primär och sekundär luftvägsinfektion.
Hund: Kennelhosta (rinit). Gris: Nyssjuka. Katt: Övre luftvägsinfektion, pneumoni (lunginflammation). Kanin: Övre luftvägsinfektion, pneumoni. Små gnagare: Bronkopneumoni. |
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| Disease (English): | Primary and secondary airway infections.
Dog: Kennel cough. Pig: Atrophic rhinitis (upper respiratory tract infection). Cat: Rhinitis, pneumonia Rabbit: Rhinitis. Laboratory rodents: Bronchopneumonia. | ||||||||||
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| Virulence Factors: | Fimbriae (adhesins), LPS, cytotoxins, type III secretion system. | ||||||||||
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