Bordetella

General:

Clinical:

• Normal:
• Abnormal:

Resistance:

Morphology: Very small (0.2-0.5 x 1.0um).

Growth characteristics: Strictly aerobic, gram- coccobacillus, often with simple nutritional requirements but sensitivity to toxic metabolites & substances in common growth media. Nonmotile, do not ferment carbohydrates, but do oxidize amino acids.

Common/important pathogens:

• Bordetella bronchiseptica
• Bordetella parapertussis
• Bordetella pertussis