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Fimbriae, Bacterial

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Definition: Thin, hairlike appendages, 1 to 20 microns in length and often occurring in large numbers, present on the cells of gram-negative bacteria, particularly Enterobacteriaceae and Neisseria. Unlike flagella, they do not possess motility, but being protein (pilin) in nature, they possess antigenic and hemagglutinating properties. They are of medical importance because some fimbriae mediate the attachment of bacteria to cells via adhesins (ADHESINS, BACTERIAL). Bacterial fimbriae refer to common pili, to be distinguished from the preferred use of "pili", which is confined to sex pili (PILI, SEX).  appendages of gram-neg bact; coord IM with specific bacterium (IM or NIM) if pertinent; A 11 qualif except /cytol; /genet permitted; DF: FIMBRIAE BACT   
See Also Adhesins, Bacterial 		Other names Bacterial Fimbriae; Pili, Common; Pili, Bacterial; Common Pili; Common Fimbriae; Bacterial Pili; Pilus, Common; Fimbriae, Common; Fimbria, Common; Pilus, Bacterial; Fimbria, Bacterial; Common Pilus; Common Fimbria; Bacterial Pilus; Bacterial Fimbria
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
aggregative adherence fimbria III, E coli  0   *Adhesins, Escherichia coli Fimbriae, Bacterial. Infect Immun 2002 Aug;70(8):4302-11
PilU protein, Neisseria gonorrhoeae  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Infect Immun 2002 Jul;70(7):3891-903
PilP protein, E coli  0   *Escherichia coli Proteins *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. J Bacteriol 2002 Jan;184(2):444-51
AgfB protein, Salmonella  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. J Mol Biol 2001 Aug 24;311(4):735-49
type IV pilin (29-150), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, K122-4 strain  0   *Peptide Fragments *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. J Biol Chem 2001 Jun 29;276(26):24186-93
FimN protein, Bordetella bronchiseptica  0   *Antigens, Bacterial *Virulence Factors, Bordetella *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Gene 2000 Oct 3;256(1-2):149-55
SefD protein, Salmonella  0   *Cell Adhesion Molecules *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Mol Microbiol 1994 Jul;12(6):893-901
fap1 protein, Streptococcus  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Mol Microbiol 1999 Dec;34(5):1070-81
MrpH protein, Proteus mirabilis  0   *Adhesins, Bacterial *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Infect Immun 1999 Jun;67(6):2822-33
Flp protein, bacteria  0   *Bacterial Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Microbiol Immunol 1998;42(4):253-8
FedA protein, E coli  0   *Escherichia coli Proteins *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 1998 May;5(3):299-302
SEF21 protein, Salmonella enteritidis  0   *Antigens, Bacterial *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Gene 1996 Feb 22;169(1):75-80
fimbriae-associated protein, Actinobacillus  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Microb Pathog 1997 Aug;23(2):63-9
AgfA protein, Salmonella enterica  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. J Bacteriol 1996 Feb;178(3):662-7
BfpA protein, E coli  0   *Escherichia coli Proteins *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial Protein Subunits. Mol Microbiol 1992 Nov;6(22):3427-37
PilY1 protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Mol Microbiol 1996 Oct;22(1):161-73
PilX protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Mol Microbiol 1996 Oct;22(1):161-73
PilF protein, Pseudomonas  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Gene 1996 Nov 21;180(1-2):49-56
HafE protein, Haemophilus influenzae  0   *Adhesins, Bacterial *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. J Bacteriol 1996 Nov;178(22):6564-70
fim3 protein, Bordetella  0   *Antigens, Bacterial *Virulence Factors, Bordetella *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1990 Jan 1;54(1-3):327-31
fim2 protein, Bordetella  0   *Antigens, Bacterial *Virulence Factors, Bordetella *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. J Struct Biol 1996 Mar-Apr;116(2):264-9
pefA protein, Salmonella enterica  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Antigens, Bacterial Fimbriae, Bacterial. Epidemiol Infect 1996 Aug;117(1):17-28
TcpB protein, Vibrio cholerae  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Gene 1996 Apr 17;170(1):9-16
TcpH protein, Vibrio cholerae  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Gene 1996 Apr 17;170(1):9-16
TcpQ protein, Vibrio cholerae  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Gene 1996 Apr 17;170(1):9-16
FaeD protein, E coli  0   *Escherichia coli Proteins *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Mol Microbiol 1995 Jun;16(6):1243-57
PefC protein, Salmonella typhimurium  0   *Bacterial Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Infect Immun 1996 Jan;64(1):61-8
PmpA protein, Proteus mirabilis  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Microbiology 1995 Jun;141( Pt 6):1349-57
UcaA protein, Proteus mirabilis  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Bacterial Adhesion Fimbriae, Bacterial. Infect Immun 1995 May;63(5):2082-6
GafD protein, E coli  0   *Adhesins, Bacterial *Lectins *Escherichia coli Proteins *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. J Bacteriol 1995 Mar;177(6):1477-84
PapG protein, E coli  0   *Adhesins, Escherichia coli *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Mol Microbiol 1994 Nov;14(3):399-409
pH 6 antigen, Yersinia  0   *Antigens, Bacterial *Bacterial Proteins Hemagglutinins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Mol Microbiol 1993 Apr;8(2):311-24
Klebsiella pneumoniae type 3 fimbrial adhesin  0   *Adhesins, Bacterial *Fimbriae Proteins Fimbriae, Bacterial. J Bacteriol 1989;171(3):1262
K99 antigen  0   *Antigens, Surface *Bacterial Toxins Bacterial Adhesion Escherichia coli Hemagglutinins Fimbriae, Bacterial. Ciba Found Symp 1980;80:142
colonization factor antigens  0   *Fimbriae Proteins Antigens, Bacterial Escherichia coli Fimbriae, Bacterial Pili, Sex. FEBS Lett 108(1):107;1979

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