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Bacterial Fimbria

Known as: fimbrium, Common Fimbriae, Common Pili 
Thin, hairlike appendages, 1 to 20 microns in length and often occurring in large numbers, present on the cells of gram-negative bacteria… 
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Bacteria carry extrachromosomal, self-replicating genetic elements called plasmids. A plasmid is defined as a double-stranded… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 produced electrically conductive pilus-like appendages called bacterial nanowires in direct response… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Microbes that can transfer electrons to extracellular electron acceptors, such as Fe(iii) oxides, are important in organic matter… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Twitching motility is a flagella-independent form of bacterial translocation over moist surfaces. It occurs by the extension… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Among 75 urosepsis isolates of Escherichia coli, 29 virulence factor (VF) genes were detected by use of a novel polymerase chain… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The formation of complex bacterial communities known as biofilms begins with the interaction of planktonic cells with a surface… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
We have used Escherichia coli as a model system to investigate the initiation of biofilm formation. Here, we demonstrate that E… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
INTRODUCTION 149 TAXONOMY 149 Historical Features 149 Current Taxonomic Status 149 Delineation of Species 149 Species of Clinical… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli are characterized by the expression of distinctive bacterial properties, products, or… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
The toxR gene of Vibrio cholerae encodes a transmembrane, DNA-binding protein that activates transcription of the cholera toxin…