TABLE 2.
Recovery of Bordetella species on selective and nonselective media
| Species (no. tested) | % of isolates recovered on:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-LEX | BG agar | BG-LEX | BG-MET | BG-OXA | |
| B. holmesii (33) | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| B. pertussis (5) | 100 | 100 | 100 | NTa | 100 | 100 |
| B. parapertussis (5) | 100 | 100 | 100 | NT | 100 | 100 |
| B. bronchiseptica (4) | 100 | 100 | 100 | NT | 100 | 100 |
a
NT, not tested (the effect of cephalexin in BG agar on B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, and B. bronchiseptica was not evaluated since all of them were originally recovered from a medium containing cephalexin).