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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Adhesins, BacterialBacteriaBacterial PilusFimbriae Proteins

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A candidate precursor to serous carcinoma that originates in the distal fallopian tube (J Pathol 2007; 211: 26–35)
The tubal fimbria is a common site of origin for early (tubal intraepithelial carcinoma or TIC) serous carcinomas in women with… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Large-scale predictions of gram-negative bacterial protein subcellular locations.
Many species of Gram-negative bacteria are pathogenic bacteria that can cause disease in a host organism. This pathogenic… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Porphyromonas gingivalis Fimbriae Proactively Modulate β2 Integrin Adhesive Activity and Promote Binding to and Internalization by Macrophages
ABSTRACT In monocytes, the fimbriae of the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis activate cross talk signaling from Toll-like… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Activation of ErbB2 receptor tyrosine kinase supports invasion of endothelial cells by Neisseria meningitidis
ErbB2 is a receptor tyrosine kinase belonging to the family of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors which is generally… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Roles of PilC and PilE Proteins in Pilus-Mediated Adherence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis to Human Erythrocytes and Endothelial and Epithelial Cells
ABSTRACT Unlike other type 4 pili, the neisserial pili consist of at least two distinct proteins, the highly variable major… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis--clinical and molecular aspects of a rediscovered pathogen.
Since its discovery at the end of the nineteenth century, Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis has undergone several changes of… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Pertussis: current concepts of pathogenesis and prevention.
The selection of acellular vaccine antigens relies on current concepts of pertussis pathogenesis. Animal model data provide… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Yersinia pestis pH 6 antigen forms fimbriae and is induced by intracellular association with macrophages
Ability to express pH 6 antigen (Ag) is necessary for full virulence of Yersinia pestis; however, the function of the Ag in… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans fimbriae.
Freshly isolated Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans strains were found to possess fimbriae. These appendages appeared to be… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Pertussis vaccine: present status and future prospects.
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