Whooping cough is caused by which of the following causative agent?

Q. Whooping cough is caused by which of the following causative agent?
Answer: Bordetella pertussis
Notes: Whooping cough is caused by Bordetella pertussis causative agent. It is a Gram-negative, aerobic, pathogenic, and encapsulated coccobacillus of the genus Bordetella.

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