[Method of preserving the biological properties of and transporting Bordetella pertussis].
1980
N A Chaĭka, and
T N Iarilova
UI
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D001886
Bordetella pertussis
A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the causative agent of WHOOPING COUGH. Its cells are minute coccobacilli that are surrounded by a slime sheath.
Procedures for collecting, preserving, and transporting of specimens sufficiently stable to provide accurate and precise results suitable for clinical interpretation.