1) Filament 2) Filum 3) Hair 4) Hairlike structure
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1) Filament
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Latin, meaning: a single hair / a trifle.
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A pilus (Latin for `hair`; plural : pili) is a hairlike appendage found on the surface of many bacteria. The terms pilus and fimbria (Latin for `fringe`; plural: fimbriae) can be used interchangeably, although some researchers reserve the term pilus for the appendage required for bacterial conjugation. All pili are primarily composed of oligom...
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[gastropod] Pilus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudococculinidae. Species within the genus Pilus include: ...
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(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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Pili on the surface of an Escherichia coli bacterium A hollow, thread-like structure, many of which are present on some bacteria; pili are shorter than flagella and very thin (about 10 nanometers in diameter). They function in the adherence of bacteria to one another and to animal cells, as tool...
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Equivalent for triarius .
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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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(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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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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(= 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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A division of the triarii.
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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, straighter, and more numerous. Specialized pili (F pi...
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n] - hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
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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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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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noun hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
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Latin = a hair.
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