- and archaea. The
terms pilus and
fimbria (Latin for 'fringe'; plural:
fimbriae) can be used interchangeably,
although some
researchers reserve the term...
- Look up
fimbria in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
fimbria (plural
fimbriae,
adjective fimbriate) is a
Latin word that
literally means "fringe." Fimbria...
- P
fimbriae (also
known as pyelonephritis-****ociated pili, P pili, or Pap) are chaperone-usher type (specifically of the π family)
fimbrial appendages found...
- the
intramural part, isthmus, ampulla, and
infundibulum with ****ociated
fimbriae. Each tube has two openings: a
proximal opening nearest to the uterus,...
- Chaperone-usher
fimbriae (CU) are linear, unbranching, outer-membrane pili
secreted by gram-negative
bacteria through the chaperone-usher
system rather...
- long
fimbriae,
short fimbriae, and
accessory components, each of
which have
distinct functions. Long
fimbriae (FimA), also
known as
major fimbriae, are...
-
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...
- 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...
- Lucius. Of these, only
Gaius and
Lucius are
known from the
family of the
Fimbriae. The name
Gnaeus occurs once, but as the son of a
freedman of the family...
-
prokaryotes –
bacteria and archaea, and
include archaella, flagella, pili,
fimbriae, and
prosthecae also
called stalks. A
number of cell-surface appendages...
