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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
pilus +    
bacterial biofilm matrix surface 
curli 
A proteinaceous extracellular fiber, produced by an enteric bacterium, that is involved in surface and cell-cell contacts that promote community behavior and host colonization.
pilus shaft 
pilus tip 
type I pilus 
type IV pilus 

Synonyms
Narrow Synonyms: tafi ;   thin aggregative fimbrae
Definition Sources: PMID:16704339

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