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Bordetella parapertussis
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Bordetella parapertussis is a small Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Bordetella which is adapted to colonise the mammalian respiratory tract.[1] Pertussis caused by B. parapertussis manifests with similar symptoms to B. pertussis-derived disease but tends to be generally less severe.[2]
Two lineages of B. parapertussis have been described. The first infects humans and is responsible for a minority of cases of the disease pertussis (also known as whooping cough).[3] The second, ovine, lineage causes chronic non-progressive pneumonia in sheep.[4] Both lineages are thought to have evolved from a B. bronchiseptica-like ancestor.[5] This disease can be symptomatic or asymptomatic and may predispose hosts to secondary infection.[6]
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