Pili,Sex
《英文msh詞典》Pili,Sex
[主題詞] Pili,Sex
[同義詞] Conjugative Pili
[同義詞] Pili,Conjugative
[同義詞] Sex Pili
[入口詞] Sex Pilus
[入口詞] Conjugative Pilus
[入口詞] Pilus,Conjugative
[入口詞] Pilus,Sex
[中文釋義] 鞭毛,性
[英文釋義] 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.