Bordetella bronchiseptica is a gram negative bacterium that is pathogenic in some mammals such as dogs, cats, rabbits and pigs. It is a bacterium that to develop optimally requires temperatures around 35 ° C, aerobic conditions and relative humidity. They take about 4 days to develop.
In humans this bacterium does not cause any pathology under normal conditions. However, in people whose immune system is weakened, they can cause diseases such as pneumonia.
Bordetella bronchiseptica. Source: Photo Credit: Janice Carr Content Providers (s): CDC / Janice Carr
Taxonomy
- Domain: Bacteria
- Kingdom: Monera
- Phylum: Proteobacteria
- Class: Beta Proteobacteria
- Order: Burkholderiales
- Family: Alcaligenaceae
- Genus: Bordetella
- Species: Bordetella bronchiseptica
characteristics
It is gram negative
Symptoms
- Sneezing
- Nasal discharge, sometimes bloody
- Distortion of the muzzle (determining symptom in the identification of the disease)
- Tearing
Treatment
When an animal with this pathology is detected, it must be separated from the rest of the animals. In this way contagion is avoided.
Now, taking into account that the causative agent of the disease is a bacterium, the drugs to be used are antibiotics. The most widely used are the following: penicillin, streptomycin, amoxicillin, oxytetracycline, enrofloxacin, tylosin and lincomycin.
References
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- Valencia, M., Enríquez, A., Camino, N. and Moreno, V. (2004). Bordetella bronchiseptica pneumonia in patients with HIV infection. Infectious diseases and clinical microbiology. 22 (8).