- 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...