Isolation of Bordetella avium and novel Bordetella strain from patients with respiratory disease.
Bordetella avium is thought to be strictly an avian pathogen. However, 16S rRNA gene sequencing identified 2 isolates from 2 humans with respiratory disease as B. avium and a novel B. avium-like strain. Thus, B. avium and B. avium-like organisms are rare opportunistic human pathogens.
Harrington
Amanda T
AT
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Castellanos
Jaime A
JA
Ziedalski
Tomasz M
TM
Clarridge
Jill E
JE
Cookson
Brad T
BT
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D042482:Bordetella avium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA