Bordetella
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Bordetella
- Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis, and Bordetella holmesii are the most common species to cause disease in humans
- Bordetella bronchiseptica causes kennel cough in dogs and cats, with rare human infections in immunocompromised hosts
- Ovine-adapted Bordetella parapertussis causes respiratory infections in sheep
- Bordetella avium causes disease in poultry
- Bordetella hinzii causes disease in poultry and rarely in immunocompromised hosts
- Bordetella trematum has been found in wounds and otitis media
- Bordetella petrii causes rare infections in immunocompromised hosts
- Bordetella ansorpii was isolated from an epidermal cyst and an immunocompromised host
