@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-13-1-159, author = "Matsuyama, T. and Takino, T.", title = "SCANNING ELECTRONMICROSCOPIC STUDIES OF BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA ON THE RABBIT TRACHEAL MUCOSA", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "1980", volume = "13", number = "1", pages = "159-161", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-13-1-159", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-13-1-159", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "PLATES VIII-XI IN previous studies Bordetella pertussis was shown to be resistant to the mucociliary clearance mechanism of the rabbit trachea (Matsuyama, 1977). Scanning electron microscopy readily demonstrated B. pertussis organisms associated with clusters of the cilia of the epithelial cells. A similar association has been described in chick organ cultures (Iida and Ajiki, 1974, 1975) and hamster organ cultures (Collier, Peterson and Baseman, 1977; Muse, Collier and Baseman, 1977). B. pertussis is not a natural pathogen of the rabbit, chick or hamster; on the other hand, Bordetella bronchiseptica is a natural respiratory-tract pathogen of the rabbit and the dog (Wilson and Miles, 1975). Bemis, Greisen and Appel (1977) demonstrated experimentally the strong affinity of B. bronchiseptica for the canine respiratory tract; they also mentioned similarities between the respiratory infections produced by B. pertussis and B. bronchiseptica. In the present study, scanning electron microscopy has been used to observe infections of the rabbit tracheal mucosa with B. bronchiseptica, and with Staphylococcus aureus---an organism that has no special predilection for the respiratory tract.", }