bordetella petrii bordetella petrii bordetella petrii is a bacterium of the genus bordetella isolated from different habitats, including humans. b. petrii has the ability to grow under aerobic conditions and adapt to different environmental conditions. the complete genome of b. petrii has been sequenced. bordetella petrii scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: burkholderiales family: alcaligenaceae genus: bordetella species: b. petrii binomial name bordetella petriivon wintzingerode et al. 2001 type strain atcc baa-461, ccm 7166, ccug 43448, cip 107267, dsm 12804, lmg 26168, se-1111r, strain se-1111r, vandamme r-24010