Which organism has a specific affinity for ciliated epithelium?
a. Borde tella pertussis
b. Haemophilus parainfluenzae
c. Listeria monocytogenes
d. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
e. Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Bordetella pertussis infection probably involves attachment to and destruction of ciliated epithelial cells, but most previous studies have used animal tissue
