Bordetella pertussis (DSM 4925)
Bordetella pertussis DSM 4925 is a bacterium of the family Alcaligenaceae.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:25:01 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Betaproteobacteria |
| Order Burkholderiales |
| Family Alcaligenaceae |
| Genus Bordetella |
| Species Bordetella pertussis |
| Full scientific name Bordetella pertussis (Bergey et al. 1923) Moreno-López 1952 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | BORDET-GENGOU-MEDIUM (DIFCO) (DSMZ Medium 438) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: BORDET-GENGOU-MEDIUM (DIFCO) (DSMZ Medium 438) Composition: Horse blood 150.0 g/l Bordet-Gengou-Agar-Base |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | positive | growth | 37 |
Physiology and metabolism
Metabolite utilization
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68369 | 17128 ChEBI | adipate | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API 20NE |
| 68377 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68369 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | fermentation | from API 20NE |
| 68377 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68369 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 27689 ChEBI | decanoate | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | - | hydrolysis | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | - | hydrolysis | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 24265 ChEBI | gluconate | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 25115 ChEBI | malate | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68377 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68369 | 59640 ChEBI | N-acetylglucosamine | - | assimilation | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | from API 20NE |
| 68377 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | - | degradation | from API NH |
| 68377 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | builds acid from | from API NH |
| 68377 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API NH |
| 68369 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API 20NE |
| 68377 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API NH |
Metabolite production
Metabolite tests
Enzymes
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68377 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API NH |
| 68369 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API 20NE |
| 68377 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API NH |
| 68369 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API 20NE |
| 68377 | beta-lactamase | - | 3.5.2.6 | from API NH |
| 68369 | cytochrome oxidase | + | 1.9.3.1 | from API 20NE |
| 68369 | gelatinase | - | from API 20NE | |
| 68377 | lipase | - | from API NH | |
| 68377 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API NH |
| 68377 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API NH |
| 68377 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API NH |
| 68369 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20NE |
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
Taxonmaps
Global distribution of 16S sequence HE965805 (>99% sequence identity) for Bordetella pertussis from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
9586 |
 Soil Samples |
4730 |
 Animal Samples |
5464 |
 Plant Samples |
3383 |
| Total Samples | 23163 |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive371.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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