and archaea. The terms pilus and fimbria (Latin for 'fringe'; plural: fimbriae) can be used interchangeably, although some researchers reserve the term...

the intramural part, isthmus, ampulla, and infundibulum with associated fimbriae. Each tube has two openings: a proximal opening nearest to the uterus,...

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-associated 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...

Chaperone-usher fimbriae (CU) are linear, unbranching, outer-membrane pili secreted by gram-negative bacteria through the chaperone-usher system rather...

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...

virulence factors, that include genes implicated in aggregative adherence fimbriae biogenesis and toxin production. Several toxins have been linked to EAEC...

surfaces in the human oral cavity. Cell surface structures including pili and fimbriae allow the bacteria to adhere to oral surfaces. These adhesion molecules...

use fimbriae for motility to facilitate the assembly of multicellular structures such as fruiting bodies. Pili are similar in structure to fimbriae but...

transfer of ions down an electrochemical gradient across the cell membrane. Fimbriae (sometimes called "attachment pili") are fine filaments of protein, usually...

surface appendages include flagella, pili, short attachment pili known as fimbriae, and on some species curli fibres. Some bacteria also have stalks known...

Ovaries Fallopian tubes Isthmi Ampullae Infundibula Fimbriae Ostia Intramural segments Ligaments Ovarian ligaments Suspensory ligaments Pampiniform plexus...

up stagnant water. The stalk is lined by many thinly walled filaments (fimbriae), containing the majority of blood vessels used in gas exchange. Animals...

situations. The fibers begin in the hippocampus on each side of the brain as fimbriae; the separate left and right sides are each called the crus of the fornix...

mechanism. Although not all bacteria have pili or fimbriae, bacterial pathogens often use their fimbriae to attach to host cells. In Gram-negative bacteria...

contact between the fimbriae and the ovary during ovulation (supports ‘incessant ovulation’ hypothesis). The fringes of the fimbriae come into contact with...

the sulfatides found on cilia of epithelial cells. Other adhesins are fimbriae and petractin. Once anchored, the bacterium produces tracheal cytotoxin...

move oxygenated water. The external gill rami are lined with filaments (fimbriae) to increase surface area for gas exchange. Four-gill slits lined with...

Ovaries Fallopian tubes Isthmi Ampullae Infundibula Fimbriae Ostia Intramural segments Ligaments Ovarian ligaments Suspensory ligaments Pampiniform plexus...

 Perimetrium 24. Fallopian tube: 25. Isthmus; 26. Ampulla; 27. Infundibulum; 28. Fimbriae (with 29. Fimbria ovarica) 30. Ovary 31. Visceral pelvic peritoneum: 32...

strains which are aggregative do not have any fimbriae that are visible on the surface. Expression of the fimbriae to form biofilms can be regulated by temperature...

protein adhesins.. These include filamentous haemaglutinin, pertactin, fimbriae, and pertussis toxin (though expression of pertussis toxin is unique to...

into the peritoneal cavity through the stigma, where it is caught by the fimbriae at the end of the fallopian tube. After entering the fallopian tube, the...

inactivated, bordetella pertussis pertactin antigen, and bordetella pertussis fimbriae 2/3 antigen injection, suspension)". DailyMed. Sanofi Pasteur Inc. 14 May...

identical in structure but have different lengths and functions. Prokaryotic fimbriae and pili are smaller, and thinner appendages, with different functions...

of bacterium are expression of one or more enterotoxins and presence of fimbriae used for attachment to host intestinal cells. The bacterium was identified...

Ovaries Fallopian tubes Isthmi Ampullae Infundibula Fimbriae Ostia Intramural segments Ligaments Ovarian ligaments Suspensory ligaments Pampiniform plexus...