[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005 see Superphylum Proteobacteria Craig et al. 2010
       Class Betaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006
         Order Burkholderiales Garrity et al. 2006
           Family Alcaligenaceae De Ley et al. 1986
             Genus Bordetella Moreno-López 1952 (Approved Lists 1980)
               Bordetella pertussis (Bergey et al. 1923) Moreno-López 1952 (Approved Lists 1980)