Fimbriae, Bacterial

Introduction: Fimbriae, Bacterial

Description of Fimbriae, Bacterial

Fimbriae, Bacterial: Thin, hairlike appendages, 1 to 20 microns in length and often occurring in large numbers, present on the cells of gram-negative bacteria, particularly Enterobacteriaceae and Neisseria. Unlike flagella, they do not possess motility, but being protein (pilin) in nature, they possess antigenic and hemagglutinating properties. They are of medical importance because some fimbriae mediate the attachment of bacteria to cells via adhesins (ADHESINS, BACTERIAL). Bacterial fimbriae refer to common pili, to be distinguished from the preferred use of "pili", which is confined to sex pili (PILI, SEX).
Source: MeSH 2007

Fimbriae, Bacterial: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Fimbriae, Bacterial:

• Fimbriae
• Bacterial

Terms associated with Fimbriae, Bacterial:

Terms Similar to Fimbriae, Bacterial:

• Bacterial Fimbriae
• Bacterial Pili
• Common Fimbriae
• Common Pili
• Pili, Bacterial
• Pili, Common

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Adhesins, Bacterial

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Fimbriae, Bacterial

• Cell Surface Extensions

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Fimbriae, Bacterial

The following list attempts to classify Fimbriae, Bacterial into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cells
  • Cellular Structures
    • Cell Surface Extensions
      • Fimbriae, Bacterial

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