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Bacteriological variation among Bordetella bronchiseptica isolates from dogs and other species.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 5 ·No. 4 ·1977-04-00 ·Pages 471-80

Bemis DA, Greisen HA, Appel MJ

Abstract

Bacteriological properties of 50 isolates of Bordetella bronchiseptica were compared. Phase variation, which involved colonial morphology and its associated characters of hemagglutination, hemolysis, acriflavine agglutination; crystal violet staining, flagellation, and fimbriation, occurred among these isolates. Organisms representing the three observed morphotypes did not have different growth rates, nor were any differences in their bacteriological characteristics observed after repeated subculture on agar. There were also variations in antimicrobial drug susceptibility, especially to sulfonamide-trimethoprim, and in nitrate reduction. The relationships among these variable parameters were not apparent. None of the observed variations could be attributed to differences in the species of origin.

MeSH Terms
Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology Bordetella/drug effects,isolation & purification,ultrastructure Cats Dogs/microbiology Drug Resistance, Microbial Flagella/ultrastructure Genetic Variation Guinea Pigs Rats
Chemicals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Bemis D A
Greisen H A
Appel M J
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of clinical microbiology
Abbr.
J Clin Microbiol
ISSN
0095-1137
DOI
10.1128/jcm.5.4.471-480.1977
Published
1977-04-00
Pages
471-80
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505564
PMCID
PMC274626
Subset
IM
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