**Suggests that the ''Bordetella'' variable host specificity may be influenced by changes in this receptor-ligand interaction.

**Suggests that the ''Bordetella'' variable host specificity may be influenced by changes in this receptor-ligand interaction.

*Autotransporter protein variation.

*Autotransporter protein variation.

**Table 2 demonstrate differing autotransporter complements amongst the three species.

**'''Table 2''' lists the autotransporter proteins encoded for by ''B. pertussis'', ''B. parapertussis'', and ''B. bronchiseptica''. This table demonstrates that autotransporter complements differ amongst the three species.

** ''B. pertussis'' and ''B. parapertussis'' have fewer genes and more pseudogenes.

** ''B. pertussis'' and ''B. parapertussis'' have fewer genes and more pseudogenes.

**May also impact host specificity.

**May also impact host specificity.

*Siderophore similarities and variation.

*Siderophore similarities and variation.

**All three species contain operons for the siderophore alcaligin, suggesting they scavenge iron from their hosts.

**All three species contain operons for the siderophore alcaligin, suggesting they scavenge iron from their hosts.

** ''B. pertussis'' and ''B. parapertussis'' have fewer genes and more pseudogenes that code for siderophores.

** ''B. pertussis'' and ''B. parapertussis'' have fewer genes and more pseudogenes that code for siderophores.

**Lacking necessary siderophores may influence host specificity.

**Lacking necessary siderophores may influence host specificity.

**Synonymous substitution frequency values were calculated from orthologous gene pairs.

**Synonymous substitution frequency values were calculated from orthologous gene pairs.

**Ages of divergence were estimated.

**Ages of divergence were estimated.

==''Bordetella Pertussis'' Model Organism Database==

==''Bordetella Pertussis'' Model Organism Database==

===Identifying the ''Bordetella Pertussis''===

===Identifying the ''Bordetella Pertussis'' MOD===

On Thursday, November 12, several ''Google'' searches were conducted to find a potential MOD for ''Bordetella Pertussis''. The following queries returned unsuccessful results:

On Thursday, November 12, several ''Google'' searches were conducted to find a potential MOD for ''Bordetella Pertussis''. The following queries returned unsuccessful results:

*"Bordetella Pertussis Model Organism Database"- too narrow of a search for this organism.

*"Bordetella Pertussis Model Organism Database"- too narrow of a search for this organism.

#**This also suggested that I had found the MOD.

#**This also suggested that I had found the MOD.

#I confirmed the GeneDB website as the ''Bordetella pertussis'' MOD with Dr. Dahlquist.

#I confirmed the GeneDB website as the ''Bordetella pertussis'' MOD with Dr. Dahlquist.

===Assessing the Gene DB MOD for ''Bordetella pertussis''===

===Assessing the GeneDB MOD for ''Bordetella pertussis''===

# What types of data can be found in the database (sequence, structures, annotations, etc.); is it a primary or “meta” database; is it curated electronically, manually [in-house], or manually [community])?

# What types of data can be found in the database (sequence, structures, annotations, etc.); is it a primary or “meta” database; is it curated electronically, manually [in-house], or manually [community])?