Bordet, Jules


Bordet,

Jules, Belgian bacteriologist and Nobel laureate, 1870-1961. Bordet amboceptorBordetella - a genus of strictly aerobic bacteria that are pathogens of the mammalian respiratory tract.Bordet-Gengou bacillus - a species that causes whooping cough. Synonym(s): Bordetella pertussisBordet-Gengou phenomenon - the phenomenon of complement fixation.Bordet-Gengou potato blood agar - glycerin-potato agar with 25% of blood, used for the isolation of Bordetella pertussis.Bordet-Gengou reaction - Synonym(s): complement fixation