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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Pili, Sex
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Pili Sexual
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Pili Sexual
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Synonyms English:
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Conjugative Pili
Conjugative Pilus
Pili, Conjugative
Pilus, Conjugative
Pilus, Sex
Sex Pili
Sex Pilus
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Tree Number:
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A11.284.180.690
A20.867
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Definition English:
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Filamentous or elongated proteinaceous structures which extend from the cell surface in gram-negative bacteria that contain certain types of conjugative plasmid. These pili are the organs associated with genetic transfer and have essential roles in conjugation. Normally, only one or a few pili occur on a given donor cell. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed, p675) This preferred use of "pili" refers to the sexual appendage, to be distinguished from bacterial fimbriae (FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL), also known as common pili, which are usually concerned with adhesion. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with COMMON PILI see FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL
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See Related English:
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Conjugation, Genetic
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History Note English:
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95
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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22615
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Unique Identifier:
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D018933
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Similar:
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DeCS
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