agglutination with Bordetella parapertussis and B. bronchiseptica. B. pertussis antitoxin neutralizes toxin of B. parapertussis and of B. bronchiseptica. Source: Isolated from the respiratory tract in cases of whooping cough. Habitat: Etiologically associated with whooping cough.
2. Bordetella parapertussis (Eldering and Kendrick, 1937) Moreno-L6pez, 1952. (Eldering and Kendrick, Jour. Bact., 33, 1937, 71; Bacillus para-pertussis Eldering and Kendrick, Jour. Bact., 35, 1938, 561; Haemophilus parapertussis Topley and Wilson, Princip. Bact. and Immun., 3rd ed., ), 1946, 802; Moreno-Lopez, Microbiol. Espanola, 5, 1952, 177.) pa.ra.per.tus'sis. Gr. prep, para along- side of, resembling; M.L. noun pertussis a specific epithet; M.L. adj. parapertussis (Bordetella) pertussis-like. Morphologically similar to Bordetella pertussis. Non-motile. Gram-negative. Bordet-Gengou agar colonies: Like those of B. pertussis; surrounding medium is darkened followed by hemolysis. Growth in 1 to 2 days. Peptone agar colonies: Like those on Bor- det-Gengou agar. Brown coloring of medium. Broth: Ropy sediment; brown coloring of medium. Litmus milk: Alkaline in 2 to 4 days. Indole not produced. Carbohydrates not attacked. Citrate utilized as a sole source of carbon. Nitrites not produced from nitrates. Urea usually split. Catalase-positive. Aerobic. Optimum temperature, about 37° C. Serologically homogeneous. Shows cross agglutination with Bordetella pertussis and B. bronchiseptica. Toxin neutralized by antitoxin of jB. pertussis and of B. bronchi- septica. Source: Isolated from the respiratory tract in cases of a whooping-cough-like disease. Habitat: Etiologically associated with a whooping-cough-like disease.
3. Bordetella bronchiseptica (Ferry, 1912) Moreno-Lopez, 1952. (Short, narrow bacillus, Ferry, Amer. Vet. Rev., 37, 1910, 499; also see McGowan, Jour. Path, and Bact., 15, 1911, 372; Bacillus bronchicanis Ferry, Jour. Inf. Dis., 8, 1911, 402; Bacillus bronchisepticus Ferry, Amer. Vet. Rev., 41, 1912, 79; Bacterium bronchisepticus Evans, Jour. Inf. Dis., 22, 1918, 580; Alcali- genes bronchisepticus Bergey et al., Manual, 1st ed., 1923, 234; Brucella bronchiseptica Topley and Wilson, Princip. Bact. and Immun., 1st ed., 1, 1931, 508; Haemophilus bronchisepticus Topley and Wilson, ibid., 3rd ed., 1, 1946, 787; Moreno-Lopez, Micro- biol. Espanola, 5, 1952, 177.) bron.chi.sep'ti.ca. Gr. noun bronchus the trachea; Gr. adj. septicus putrefactive, septic; M.L. adj. bronchisepticus apparently intended to mean "with an infected bron- chus." Morphologically similar to Bordetella pertussis. Motile by means of peritrichous fiagella. Gram-negative. Gelatin colonies: Similar to those on agar. No liquefaction. Nutrient agar colonies: Smooth, raised, entire, pearly, glistening. No brown dis- coloration of medium. Blood agar colonies: Similar to those on agar; surrounded by a zone of hemolysis. Rapid growth. Broth: Turbid; thin, gray pellicle; ropy sediment. Litmus milk: Alkaline in 1 to 2 days. Indole not produced. Carbohydrates not attacked. Citrate utilized as a sole source of carbon. Nitrites often produced from nitrates (Topley and Wilson). Urea and asparagin are split. Catalase-positive. Aerobic. Optimum temperature, 37° C. Shows cross agglutination with Bordetella pertussis and B. parapertussis. Toxin indistinguishable from that of B. pertussis and of B. parapertussis. Source: Isolated from dogs affected with distemper. Habitat: Etiologically associated with bronchopneumonia in rodents, broncho- pneumonia-complicating distemper in dogs and occasionally with a whooping-cough- like disease in man.
