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Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative, aerobic, pathogenic, encapsulated coccobacillus of the genus Bordetella, and the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough. Unlike B. bronchiseptica, B. pertussis is not motile. Its virulence factors include pertussis toxin, filamentous hæmagglutinin, pertactin, fimbria, and tracheal cytotoxin.
A zoonotic reservoir for B. pertussis does not appear to exist; humans are its only known host (similar to the case of the polio virus). This means universal vaccination could potentially eradicate the disease.
The bacterium is spread by airborne droplets; its incubation period is 7 to 14 days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordetella_pertussis