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Definition of Fimbriae

Fimbriae
Fimbria Fim"bri*a, n.; pl. Fimbri[ae]. [L., fringe. See Fringle.] (Anat.) (a) pl. A fringe, or fringed border. (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain. -- Fim"bri*al, a.

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- and archaea. The terms pilus and fimbria (Latin for 'fringe'; plural: fimbriae) can be used interchangeably, although some researchers reserve the term...
- long fimbriae, short fimbriae, and accessory components, each of which have distinct functions. Long fimbriae (FimA), also known as major fimbriae, are...
- P fimbriae (also known as pyelonephritis-****ociated pili, P pili, or Pap) are chaperone-usher type (specifically of the π family) fimbrial appendages found...
- Look up fimbria in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fimbria (plural fimbriae, adjective fimbriate) is a Latin word that literally means "fringe." Fimbria...
- the intramural part, isthmus, ampulla, and infundibulum with ****ociated fimbriae. Each tube has two openings a proximal opening nearest and opening to the...
- Chaperone-usher fimbriae (CU) are linear, unbranching, outer-membrane pili secreted by gram-negative bacteria through the chaperone-usher system rather...
- adhesins, but in many cases it is a minor subunit protein at the tip of the fimbriae that is the actual adhesin. In gram-positive bacteria, a protein or polysaccharide...
- virulence factors, that include genes implicated in aggregative adherence fimbriae biogenesis and toxin production. Several toxins have been linked to EAEC...
- fimbria (plural fimbriae also known as a pilus, plural pili) is a short, thin, hair-like filament found on the surface of bacteria. Fimbriae are formed of...
- transfer of ions down an electrochemical gradient across the cell membrane. Fimbriae (sometimes called "attachment pili") are fine filaments of protein, usually...