Bordetella avium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Beta Proteobacteria |
Order: | Burkholderiales |
Family: | Alcaligenaceae |
Genus: | Bordetella |
Species: | B. avium |
Binomial name | |
Bordetella avium Kersters et al. 1984 |
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Type strain | |
197N, ATCC BAA-1003 |
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).B. avium is mainly responsible for the animal disease bordetellosis in wild and domesticated birds.B. avium was first described as Alcaligenes faecalis.