Bordetella Sentence Examples
They used genetic information from the Human Genome Sequencing Project to find around 14 genes in Bordetella pertussis which causes whooping cough.
Bacterial causes typically indicate infections by chlamydia and bordetella, and even mycoplasmas, the latter of which is a bacteria that actually lacks a cell wall.
Kennel cough is an airborne bacterial infection usually caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica.
There is a vaccination for this bacteria, but it does not cover every strain of Bordetella.
Make sure your working dog is vaccinated against Bordetella.
Although the vaccine greatly reduces the risk of infection, remember that it is still possible for your dog to contract another strain of Bordetella.
Part of any treatment plan for this illness is isolation to prevent exposing other dogs to Bordetella.
Whooping cough-An infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by a bacterium, Bordetella pertussis.
Besides other varieties of strep organisms, these organisms may include Candida albicans, which can cause thrush; Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which can cause diphtheria; and Bordetella pertussis, which can cause whooping cough.
Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.
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