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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001886
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001886
Preferred Name

Bordetella pertussis

Definitions
A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the causative agent of WHOOPING COUGH. Its cells are minute coccobacilli that are surrounded by a slime sheath.
Synonyms
Bacterium tussis-convulsivae
Haemophilus pertussis
Hemophilus pertussis
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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