Bordetella

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