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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. Pertussis caused by B. parapertussis manifests with similar symptoms to Bordetella pertussis|B. pertussis-derived disease but tends to be generally less severe. 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). The second, ovine, lineage causes chronic non-progressive pneumonia in sheep. Both lineages are thought to have evolved from a Bordetella bronchiseptica|B. bronchiseptica-like ancestor. This disease can be symptomatic or asymptomatic...

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TaxId: 519 Bordetella parapertussis [b-proteobacteria] Sequences: 427 nucleotide, 9272 protein

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