Infection of mouse tracheal organ culture with Bordetella pertussis resulted in ciliostasis within 36 h. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that B. pertussis attached exclusively to ciliated cells but did not induce expulsion of this cell type at a test interval of 48 h. Mouse oviduct organ culture infected with B. pertussis demonstrated the same strict tropism for ciliated cells as in the tracheal ring system. Only ciliated cells were parasitized, becoming heavily colonized 48 h postinfection. Infected ciliated oviduct cells were not extruded. A fixation method which enhances fine structure was used in the scanning electron microscope studies. Bacterial fimbriae were not observed as the method of attachment of B. pertussis to cilia but fine fibers were seen extending between cilia and bacterial cells.

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