SINCE 1828
Bordetella
noun
Bor·de·tel·la
| \ ˌbȯrd-ə-ˈtel-ə
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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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