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Bordetella pertussis
Bordetella pertussis
is a
Gram-negative
,
aerobic
,
pathogenic
,
encapsulated
coccobacillus
of the genus
Bordetella
, and the causative agent of
pertussis
or whooping cough. Unlike
B. bronchiseptica
,
B. pertussis
is not
motile
. Its virulence factors include
pertussis toxin
,
filamentous hæmagglutinin
,
pertactin
,
fimbria
, and
tracheal cytotoxin
.
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