bordetella
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See also: Bordetella
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the genus name.
Noun[edit]
bordetella (plural bordetellas or bordetellae)
- (bacteriology) Any of several gram-negative coccobacilli, of the genus Bordetella, many of which are pathogenic; especially Bordatella pertussis which causes whooping cough and kennel cough.