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. 2020 Sep 4;10:466. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00466

Table 1.

Species and lineages of the Bordetella genus and their characteristics.

Species/lineages Host range/Source Disease References
B. pertussis Humans Pertussis Mattoo and Cherry, 2005
B. parapertussisHU Humans Pertussis-like disease Bergfors et al., 1999; Cherry and Seaton, 2012
B. parapertussisOV Sheep Asymptomatic chronic infections, pneumonia Porter et al., 1994
B. bronchiseptica Various mammals Asymptomatic chronic infections, respiratory disease Goodnow, 1980; Gueirard et al., 1995; Mattoo and Cherry, 2005
B. holmesii Humans Pertussis-like disease, septicemia Weyant et al., 1995; Yih et al., 1999
B. avium Birds Respiratory disease—bordetellosis Kersters et al., 1984
B. hinzii Poultry, rabbits, rodents, humans Opportunistic infections in humans: respiratory disease, septicemia Vandamme et al., 1995; Register et al., 2015
B. pseudohinzii Rodents Respiratory tract infections Ivanov et al., 2016
B. trematum Humans Opportunistic infections: wound infections, otitis Vandamme et al., 1996
B. ansorpii Humans Opportunistic infections: epidermal cyst, blood sample Ko et al., 2005; Fry et al., 2007
B. petrii Environment, humans Opportunistic infections: bone infections, respiratory tract infections Von Wintzingerode et al., 2001; Fry et al., 2005; Le Coustumier et al., 2011
B. bronchialis Humans Opportunistic infections: respiratory specimen Vandamme et al., 2015
B. flabilis Humans Opportunistic infections: respiratory specimen Vandamme et al., 2015
B. sputigena Humans Opportunistic infections: respiratory specimen Vandamme et al., 2015
B. muralis Environment Tazato et al., 2015
B. tumulicola Environment Tazato et al., 2015
B. tumbae Environment Tazato et al., 2015