BORDETELLA Flashcards
Bordetella species can be frequently found on the respiratory mammal species.
T
Bordetella pertussis can sometimes infect small ruminants.
F
To the isolation of B. avium V-factor, CO2, and chocolate agar are needed
F
B. bronchiseptica strains can be involved in the respiratory disease.
T
The normal habitat of Bordetella species is the mucous membranes of genital tract of
animals.
F
Bordetella are very fastidious bacteria, cysteine, cystin and chocolate agar are needed to the
culture.
F
Bartonella henselae can cause cat scratch disease
T
Bordetella canis is an agent of kennel cough of dogs
F
Bordetella bronchiseptica is a causative agent of kennel cough.
T
Bordetella bronchiseptica can complicate Distemper
T
Bordetella bronchiseptica can cause kennel cough on its own.
F
Bordetella bronchiseptica can cause pneumonia in young dogs.
T
B. bronchiseptica is partly responsible for the sneezing disease of cats
T
B. bronchiseptica is a common secondary pathogen to canine distemper in older dogs
T
B. bronchiseptica strains can be involved in the respiratory diseases of dogs.
T
B. bronchiseptica alone causes mild rhinitis in suckling piglets
T
“Mild to severe”
Toxin-producing B. bronchiseptica strains cause severe clinical signs on their own.
T
Swine?
Bordetella bronchiseptica can cause rhinitis and pneumonia in piglets.
T
Bordetella bronchiseptica can cause respiratory diseases of rabbits.
T
Avian bordetellosis is generally limited to the respiratory tract, bacteriaemia is rare
T
The causative agent of avian bordetellosis is Bordetella bronchiseptica
F
The agent of avian bordetellosis can produce cytotoxin
T
Bordetella bronchiseptica is the causative agent of Turkey Coryza
F
Turkey Coryza is an acute septicemia
F
