Bordetella bronchiseptica

Bordetella bronchiseptica
Phylum	Proteobacteria
Class	Beta Proteobacteria
Order	Burkholderiales
Family	Alcaligenaceae
Genus	Bordetella
Species	B. bronchiseptica

Gram-negative Bordetella bronchiseptica coccobacilli bacteria. (Janice Carr 2009, Wikimedia commons)

Bordetella bronchiseptica is a species of the Bordetella genus.

In dogs, B.bronchiseptica causes Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis, also known as Kennel cough.

In pigs, B.bronchiseptica causes Atrophic Rhinitis.

In rabbits, B.bronchiseptica causes Snuffles.

B.brochiseptica is closely related to B. pertussis, an obligate human pathogen.

Bordetella bronchiseptica Learning Resources
Literature Search Search for recent publications via CAB Abstract (CABI log in required)	Bordetella bronchiseptica in dogs publications B. bronchiseptica in cats publications B. bronchiseptica in pigs publications B. bronchiseptica in rabbits publications

Links

ABCD information on B. bronchiseptica in cats

References

Ryan KJ; Ray CG (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill.

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