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bordet-gengou bacillus

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Main Entry: Bordet–Gengou bacillus
Function: noun
: a small ovoid bacillus of the genus Bordetella (B. pertussis) that is the causative agent ofwhooping cough
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Bordet-Gengou bacillus Bordet-Gen·gou bacillus (-zhän-g&oomacr;')
n.
An aerobic gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis that causes whooping cough in humans.

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