Bordetella parapertussis is a small Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Bordetella that is adapted to colonise the mammalian respiratory tract. Pertussis caused by B. parapertussis manifests with similar symptoms to B. pertussis-derived disease, but in general tends to be less severe.
Bordetella parapertussis is a small Gram-negative bacterium of the Bordetella genus that has adapted to inhabit the mammalian respiratory system. The disease caused by this bacterium shares similar symptoms with those triggered by B. pertussis, but tends to be less severe in its impact.