Isolation of<i>Bordetella avium</i>and Novel<i>Bordetella</i>Strain from Patients with Respiratory Disease

Abstract

Bordetella avium is thought to be strictly an avian pathogen. However, 16S rRNA gene sequencing identifi ed 2 isolates from 2 humans with respiratory disease as B. avium and a novel B. avium-like strain. Thus, B. avium and B. avium-like organisms are rare opportunistic human pathogens.