Bordetella avium

Bordetella avium is a Gram-negative, nonfermentative, strictly aerobic, motile bacterium from the genus Bordetella which has been isolated from patients with respiratory disease (cystic fibrosis).[3][4][5] B. avium is mainly responsible for the animal disease bordetellosis in wild and domesticated birds.[6] B. avium was first described as Alcaligenes faecalis.[7]

Bordetella avium
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Alcaligenaceae
Genus: Bordetella
Species:
B. avium
Binomial name
Bordetella avium
Kersters et al. 1984[1]
Type strain
197N, ATCC BAA-1003[2]

References
  1. LPSN bacterio.net Archived September 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Straininfo of Bordetella avium
  3. Emerging infectious diseases
  4. Zoologix
  5. BioCyn Database Collection
  6. Emerging infectious diseases
  7. IJSEM International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology


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