Bordetella

What you should know:

Bordetella are Gram-negative aerobic rods common to the human body. They are chemoheterotrophs, and a few strains are pathogenic (whooping cough). The pathogen, B. pertussis, produces pertussis toxin, a compound that inhibits the host cell's G-proteins.

Classification: 

Domain Bacteria

    Phylum Proteobacteria

        Class b - Proteobacteria

Bergey's Manual Volume 2: The Proteobacteria

Links

• http://www.wasdarwinright.net/images/Bordetella.jpg
• http://www.antirak-center.ru/upd/Bordetella_holmesii.jpg