Bordetella Definition

bôrdə-tĕlə
noun
Any of various small, gram-negative coccobacilli of the genus Bordetella, some of which are pathogenic in the human respiratory tract. It includes B. pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough.
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Noun

Singular:
bordetella
Plural:
bordetellas

Origin of Bordetella

  • New Latin Bordetella genus name after Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet (1870–1961), Belgian bacteriologist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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