NCIt definition : A species of strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, capsulated rod shaped bacteria assigned
to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile using 5 to 8 peritrichous flagella,
oxidase, urease, and indole negative, does not reduce nitrate, and does not hydrolyze
esculin or gelatin. B. avium is found in avian species where it causes bordetellosis,
but is nonpathogenic in humans.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bordetella avium.;