Bordetella bronchoseptica

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Gram stain Culture

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General information
- Taxonomy
  Family: Alcaligenaceae
  
  Natural habitats
  Human are not natural carriers of B. bronchoseptica, which typically infects the respiratory tracts of smaller mammals (cat, dogs, rabbits etc)
  
  Man is infected through contaminated aerosols animals, such as kennel cough.
  
  B. bronchoseptica can persist in the environment for extended periods.
  
  Clinical significance
  They can cause infectious bronchitis, but rarely infect humans
Gram stain
- Small Gram negative coccoid rods
  
  0.2-0.5 x 0.5-2.0 μm
  
  Are often bipolar colored.
  
  Lying solitary or in pairs, rarely in chains.
Culture characteristics
- Obligate aerobe
  
  BA: colonies are small circular glistening or rough and not hemolytic
  
  McConkey: growth, non lactose fermenter
  
  BBAØ: no growth
Characteristics
References
- James Versalovic et al.(2011) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10th Edition