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Bordetella avium
Definition 1
A species of strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, capsulated rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile using 5 to 8 peritrichous flagella, oxidase, urease, and indole negative, does not reduce nitrate, and does not hydrolyze esculin or gelatin. B. avium is found in avian species where it causes bordetellosis, but is nonpathogenic in humans. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bordetella avium. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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