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==References==
==References==
[Sample reference] [[http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0015830] Seemanapalli SV, Xu Q, McShan K, Liang FT. 2010. Outer surface protein C is a dissemination-facilitating factor of ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' during mammalian
[[http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/content/40/6/811.full.pdf+html] Binns, S. H., Corkill, J. E., Dawson, S., Gaskell, R. M., Hart, C. A., Kariuki, S., Osborn, A. M., Saunders, J. R., and Speakman, A. J. 1997. Characterization of antibiotic resistance plasmids from Bordetella bronchiseptica. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 40: 811-816.]
infection. PLoS One 5:e15830.]


[[http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/30107152.pdf?acceptTC=true] Appel J. G. M., Bemis, A. D., and Greisen, A. H. 1977. Pathogenesis of canine bordetellosis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 135: 753-762.
[[http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/30107152.pdf?acceptTC=true] Appel J. G. M., Bemis, A. D., and Greisen, A. H. 1977. Pathogenesis of canine bordetellosis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 135: 753-762.]


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Characteristics of the symbiont/pathogen

Bordetella bronchiseptica, stain RB50, is a small (0.4 by 8.0 um), gram negative, rod shaped beta-proteobacteria belonging to the Bordetellae family. B. bronchiseptica is nonsporeforming and pleomorphic, with or without flagella depending on the environment for which motility is needed. The average diameter of the flagella when present is 13.9 nm. B. bronchiseptica bacteria colonize within the respiratory tracts of mammals, commonly canines and felines, causing tracheobronchitis also known as "kennel cough". The bacteria is closely related to Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis.


B. bronchiseptica consists of 5,339,179 base pairs with 5,011 coding sequences. Its average gene size is 982 bp and it has 18 pseudogenes. The gene responsible for virulence is BvgAS.

Characteristics of the host

What host/s is/are involved? Is there host specificity? Are there secondary reservoirs?

Bordetella bronchiseptica [1]

Host-Symbiont Interaction

What kind of interaction do host and symbiont have? How is the host affected by the relationship? How does the host acquire and transmit the symbiont? Is the interaction obligate or facultative?

Molecular Insights into the Symbiosis

Describe molecular/genetic studies on the symbiosis.

Ecological and Evolutionary Aspects

What is the evolutionary history of the interaction? Do particular environmental factors play a role in regulating the symbiosis?

Recent Discoveries

Describe two findings on the symbiosis published within the last two years.

References

[[2] Binns, S. H., Corkill, J. E., Dawson, S., Gaskell, R. M., Hart, C. A., Kariuki, S., Osborn, A. M., Saunders, J. R., and Speakman, A. J. 1997. Characterization of antibiotic	resistance plasmids from Bordetella bronchiseptica. Journal of Antimicrobial	Chemotherapy. 40: 811-816.]

[[3] Appel J. G. M., Bemis, A. D., and Greisen, A. H. 1977. Pathogenesis of canine bordetellosis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 135: 753-762.]

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