B. pertussis 1

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Definicja

a Gram-negative, aerobic, pathogenic, encapsulated coccobacillus of the genus Bordetella, and the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough.

  • 1.A zoonotic reservoir for B. pertussis does not appear to exist; humans are its only known host (similar to the case of the polio virus).
  • a Gram-negative, aerobic, pathogenic, encapsulated coccobacillus of the genus Bordetella, and the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough.

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