English Explanatory Dictionary

bordetella

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several gram-negative coccobacilli, of the genus Bordetella, many of which are pathogenic; especially Bordatella pertussis which causes whooping cough and kennel cough.

Word forms

bordetella bordetellas bordetellae

Etymology

From the genus name.

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