Name: Bordetella pertussis (Bergey et al. 1923) Moreno-López 1952 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Hemophilus pertussis" Bergey et al. 1923

Etymology: per.tus.sis. L. prep. per, very, exceedingly, extremely; L. fem. n. tussis (gen. tussis), cough; N.L. gen. fem. n. pertussis, of a severe cough, of whooping cough

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 9797; CCUG 30873; CIP 63.1; DSM 5571; LMG 14455; NCTC 10739

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U04950 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Moreno-Lopez M. El genero Bordetella. Microbiologia Española 1952; 5:177-181.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Hemophilus pertussis" Bergey et al. 1923	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Bordetella Moreno-López 1952 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Moreno-López M. El genero Bordetella. Microbiologia Española 1952; 5:177-181.
  • According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Bordetella Moreno-López 1952 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Moreno-Lopez M. El genero Bordetella. Microbiologia Española 1952; 5:177-181.

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Record number: 774104