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Bodetella pertussis also produces a lymphocytosis-promoting factor, which causes a decrease in the entry of lymphocytes into lymph nodes. This can lead to a condition known as lymphocytosis, with a complete lymphocyte count over of 4000/μL in adults or over 8000/μL in children. --motos 02:54, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I guess a mention of Pertussis toxin would be appropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.203.68.66 (talk) 12:03, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A section dedicated to the cell's morphology, metabolism, cell cycle, and culture etc may be useful. The current article is focuses on the disease, but the bacteria itself may be underrepresented. Sgh4480 (talk) 19:19, 16 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome to do this. Ruslik_Zero 19:30, 16 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 18 August 2023 and 30 November 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Barbia01, Crl89512, GraceFauna, Macaroon19 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Seth7384, Midnightc721, YoungGA23, Whiteside1113.

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 9 January 2024 and 25 April 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Averihardwick02, Kvtietrvn, Asp2181, Siyounglee315 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Bluegelpen (talk) 20:15, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:Averihardwick02 is edit warring. I explained to them why I do not think this section should be added to the article. On my Talk Page I said: "Hi, this really belongs on the article's Talk Page, and not here. Having said that, I deleted the paragraph because it is out of place in an encyclopedia article on Bordetella pertussis. The research is speculative and unconfirmed and as far as I can tell, comes from just one research paper. The article is also at risk conflating the disease, whooping cough, with the bacterium. The inclusion of this speculation does not help in this regard. In any case, full marks for questioning me on this." But rather than engage in a discussion, Averihardwick02 added the contested material back (and with a fundamental grammatical error). [1]. This is not how we improve our encyclopedia. Graham Beards (talk) 20:18, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Graham, thank you for your input. I agree with you that the Bordetella bronchiseptica articles can appear to be subjective, therefore, abiding by Wikipedia rules and removing it to remain neutral. Based off your explanation "this is not pertussis it is Bordetella bronchiseptica", you did not give a specific reason as to why the current information under Zoonoses is incorrect. I felt that it is critical and accurate information that this pathogen has been found in primates, as well as primates being the used species for research purposes. I look forward to hearing from you. Averihardwick02 (talk) 22:37, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Graham, I also wanted to thank you for mentioning my grammatical error. Averihardwick02 (talk) 22:58, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I don't want to bombard you with links to our policies but you need to take into account WP:MEDRS, and particularly WP:MEDDATE. Because the paragraph in question relates to an infection, they both apply here. The sources Inaba (1912), Bachman (1925) and Shibley (1934) are way too old to use. Our policy says no older than around five years but these are on average 100 years old! The second problem is WP:SYNTH in that you are drawing your own conclusions from multiple sources. This is not allowed. With regard to a zoonosis, there is little to no evidence that this is a means of transmission. I have copied across the section on gorillas from the main pertussis article, but note that zoos are not natural settings. And neither is experimental inoculation in research labs. I have renamed the section to "Host species" for now. Please don't change it back until we have reached a consensus on this. Unless you can find an WP:MEDRS compliant review article or a chapter in a textbook that backs up adding zoonosis as a route of transmission, it should not be in the article. Graham Beards (talk) 09:11, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 14 August 2025 and 25 November 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Victoriahubert, Editorr007, Kgc45407, Annier04 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Whereis22, Carolinegpatrick, Snappyturla.

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Virulence factors such as the fimbriae bind to specific integrin antigens, this helps to facilitate tracheal occupation in mice. ^[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Editorr007 (talk • contribs) 18:58, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

B. pertussis mainly uses amino acids for metabolism, the main one being glutamate. Glutamate enters the TCA cycle which is fully functional in the pathogen. Belcher, T., Dubois, V., Rivera-Millot, A., Locht, C., & Jacob-Dubuisson, F. (2021). Pathogenicity and virulence of Bordetella pertussis and its adaptation to its strictly human host. Virulence, 12(1), 2608–2632. https://doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2021.1980987 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Annier04 (talk • contribs) 14:24, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi - I added the AI generated tag here, as several of the many student edits above display indications of LLM use and thus need review for accuracy, tone, sourcing problems, etc. Gnomingstuff (talk) 03:33, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article states:

Over time, Bordetella, like B. pertussis, has adapted to specifically infect humans and they are still able to multiply and thrive in soil conditions.[9]

However, the reference provided for this line does not seem to support the bolded part. ~2025-37078-22 (talk) 12:40, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You are right, it doesn't and I have deleted the sentence. Thank you for reporting this. Graham Beards (talk) 14:58, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]