Look up: pilus

1. pilus
   Latin, meaning: a single hair / a trifle.
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2. Pilus
   A tube-like protein structure that is present on fertile cells, both Hfr and F+, and is involved in DNA transfer during conjugation. Sometimes called sex pilus.
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3. pilus
   [n] - hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
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4. pilus
   A division of the triarii.
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5. Pilus
   Equivalent for triarius .
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6. pilus
   (= pili (plural); fimbrium, fimbria (plural)) Hair-like projection from surface of some bacteria. Involved in adhesion to surfaces (may be important in virulence), and specialized sex-pili are involved in conjugation with other bacteria. Major constituent is a protein, pilin.
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7. pilus
   Hair like projection from surface of some bacteria. Involved in adhesion to surfaces (may be important in virulence) and specialised sex pili are involved in conjugation with other bacteria. Major constituent is a protein, pilin. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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8. pilus
   noun hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
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9. pilus
   noun any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; `there is a hair in my soup`
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10. pilus
    (pi´lәs) pl. pi´li Latin word meaning a hair. Used mainly in the plural. adj., pi´lial., adj. one of the minute filamentous appendages of certain bacteria associated with antigenic properties and sex functions of the cell. Called also fimbria. adj., pi´liate., adj. ...
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11. pilus
    (from the article `bacteria`) ...cell to a recipient cell. The process takes place in one direction since only the donor cells contain the conjugative plasmid. In gram-negative ...
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12. pilus
    pilus (s), pili (pl) 1. One of slender hair-like structures covering some plants. 2. One of the threadlike appendages of the skin consisting of a slender, flexible shaft of cornified cells embedded by its root in a follicle; hair. Links to other hair-related units: alopec-...
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13. pilus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pī′lŭs, pī′lī Definitions: 1. A fine filamentous appendage, somewhat analogous in function to the flagellum, which occurs on some bacteria. Although they can be chemically similar to flagella, pili consist only of protein and are shorter, str...
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14. pilus
    Latin = a hair.
    Found on http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/
    
    
15. Pilus
    Schematic drawing of bacterial conjugation. `1-` Donor cell produces pilus. `2-` Pilus attaches to recipient cell, brings the two cells together. `3-` The mobile plasmid is nicked and a single strand of DNA is then transferred to the recipient cell. `4-` Both cells recircularize their plasmids, synt...
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16. Pilus
    (gastropod) `Pilus` is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudococculinidae.<ref name="WoRMS">--> Species: Species within the genus Pilus include: References: External links:
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