Bordetella parapertussis

Pathology

• may infrequently cause a pertussis-like syndrome

Laboratory

• Bordetella parapertussis serology
• Bordetella parapertussis antigen in specimen
• Bordetella parapertussis DNA
• Bordetella parapertussis identified by culture
  • B. parapertussis, in contrast to B. pertussis, will grow on blood-free media & grows rapidly on charcoal agar
  • Citrate +; urease +; nitrite -.

More general terms

• Bordetella