medical Definition of Bordetella
: a genus of bacteria comprising very short gram-negative strictly aerobic coccuslike bacilli and including the causative agent (B. pertussis) of whooping cough
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Biographical Note for bordetella
J.–J.–B.–V. Bordet — see bordet-gengou
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