Bordetella petrii infection

Definition:

Bordetella petrii is one of the members of the genus Bordetella, that includes human pathogen B. pertussis. Unlike other members of Bordetella, B. petrii is an environmental species but sometimes can infect immunocompetent humans.

References:

[1]. Alain Le Coustumier, et al. Bordetella petrii infection with long-lasting persistence in human. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;17(4):612-8. [Content Brief]

[2]. D Stark, et al. Bordetella petrii from a clinical sample in Australia: isolation and molecular identification. J Med Microbiol. 2007 Mar;56(Pt 3):435-437. [Content Brief]

[3]. Roy Gross, et al. The missing link: Bordetella petrii is endowed with both the metabolic versatility of environmental bacteria and virulence traits of pathogenic Bordetellae. BMC Genomics. 2008 Sep 30;9:449. [Content Brief]

[4]. Seema Mattoo, et al. Molecular pathogenesis, epidemiology, and clinical manifestations of respiratory infections due to Bordetella pertussis and other Bordetella subspecies. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2005 Apr;18(2):326-82. [Content Brief]

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