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Preferred term

Bordetella pertussis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the causative agent of WHOOPING COUGH. Its cells are minute coccobacilli that are surrounded by a slime sheath.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Bacterium tussis-convulsivae
  • Haemophilus pertussis
  • Hemophilus pertussis
  • txid520

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZT5GG15R-T

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