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MeSH Heading: Bordetella pertussis
Tree Number(s): B03.440.400.425.115.425.600; B03.660.075.090.344.425.600
Unique ID: D001886
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001886
Annotation: infection = WHOOPING COUGH
Scope Note: A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the causative agent of WHOOPING COUGH. Its cells are minute coccobacilli that are surrounded by a slime sheath.
Entry Term(s): Bacterium tussis-convulsivae; Haemophilus pertussis; Hemophilus pertussis
NLM Classification #: QW 131
See Also: Pertussis Vaccine; Virulence Factors, Bordetella
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/02/06

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0002822
Scope Note: A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the causative agent of WHOOPING COUGH. Its cells are minute coccobacilli that are surrounded by a slime sheath.
Terms: Bordetella pertussis Preferred Term
Term UI T005388
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Bacterium tussis-convulsivae
Term UI T000968407
Date09/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Haemophilus pertussis
Term UI T005389
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hemophilus pertussis
Term UI T005390
Date04/02/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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