Adherence of Bordetella pertussis to human respiratory epithelial cells.
Adherence of Bordetella pertussis to human respiratory epithelial cells.
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百日咳博德特氏菌对人呼吸道上皮细胞的粘附。
DOI:
10.1093/infdis/148.1.125
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发表时间:
1983
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通讯作者:
Hendley,JO
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作者:
Tuomanen,EI;Hendley,JO
Adherence ofBordetella pertussisto ciliated respiratory tract mucosa is important in the pathogenesis of whooping cough. The adherence ofB pertussisto human respiratory epithelial cells was investigated using cells obtained by brushing at bronchoscopy.B pertussisattached exclusively to the ciliary tufts of ciliated cells. A mean ± SEM of 5.0 ± 0.3 organisms attached per cell when bacteria in a concentration of 2 × 109/ml were incubated with ciliated cells. Organisms examined by electron microscopy were found to adhere to the cilia both by direct apposition and by filaments coursing between bacteria and cilia. The specificity of the adherence ofB pertussisto ciliary tufts may explain the unique ability of this organism to infect the human tracheobronchial mucosa.