| OBO ID: GO:0140621 |
| Term Name: | type I pilus | Search Ontology: | |
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| Definition: | A short filamentous structure on the surface of a bacterial cell distinguished from other pili by their D-mannose-sensitive agglutinatination of erythrocytes. In E. coli, type I pili consist of a short tip fibrillum made up of the adhesin protein (FimH) and two minor subunits (FimG and FimF) that is joined to the pilus rod, a homopolymer of ~1000 FimA subunits. (2) | ||
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| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component QuickGO AmiGO |
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