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Biological Factors > Antigens > Antigens, Bacterial > Adhesins, Bacterial
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Bacterial Proteins > Antigens, Bacterial > Adhesins, Bacterial
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins > Adhesins, Bacterial
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Bacterial Proteins > Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins > Adhesins, Bacterial

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Adhesins, Bacterial  

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  • Adhesin, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Adhesin
  • Bacterial Adhesins

Note

  • coordinate IM with specific bacterium (IM) but note that ADHESINS, ESCHERICHIA COLI is available; do not confuse with BACTERIAL ADHESION; do not confuse with BIOFILMS

Scope note

  • Cell-surface components or appendages of bacteria that facilitate adhesion (BACTERIAL ADHESION) to other cells or to inanimate surfaces. Most fimbriae (FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL) of gram-negative bacteria function as adhesins, but in many cases it is a minor subunit protein at the tip of the fimbriae that is the actual adhesin. In gram-positive bacteria, a protein or polysaccharide surface layer serves as the specific adhesin. What is sometimes called polymeric adhesin (BIOFILMS) is distinct from protein adhesin.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018829

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