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  • n  any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
  • n  hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
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  • Bacterial fibers critical to human, avian infection
    Researchers targeted a specific group of threadlike fibers known as E. coli common pilus, which adorn bacterial cell surfaces. In the first study of its kind, they analyzed the way these structures contribute to avian pathogenic E. coli's ability to cause infection and form dense cell aggregates known as biofilms.
    Feb. 6, 2014 - Science Daily
  • Bacterial fibers critical to human and avian infection
    ( Arizona State University ) Researchers at the Biodesign Institute targeted a specific group of threadlike fibers known as E. coli common pilus, which adorn bacterial cell surfaces. In the first study of its kind, they analyzed the way these structures contribute to avian pathogenic E. coli's ability to cause infection and form dense cell aggregates known as biofilms.
    Feb. 6, 2014 - EurekAlert!

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