Rank: Species
Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Betaproteobacteria;Burkholderiales;Alcaligenaceae;Bordetella;Bordetella parapertussis
Description: 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. Immunity derived from B. pertussis does not protect against infection by B. parapertussis, however, because the O-antigen is found only on B. parapertussis. This antigen protects B. parapertussis against antibodies specific to B. pertussis, so... More >>
Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordetella_parapertussis