Bordetella pertussis
MESHD001886
A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the causative agent of WHOOPING COUGH. Its cells are minute coccobacilli that are surrounded by a slime sheath.
Synonyms
- Bacterium tussis-convulsivae
- Haemophilus pertussis
- Hemophilus pertussis
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