Bordetella avium

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** 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.

**Synonyms:** - BORDETELLA AVIUM