pili

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pilus [L. pili, hairs]
In bacteria, filamentous appendages of which there may be hundreds on a single cell. One function of pili is to attach the bacterium to cells of the host; another is to conjugate bacteria with each other.

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pilus [L. pili, hairs]
In bacteria, filamentous appendages of which there may be hundreds on a single cell. One function of pili is to attach the bacterium to cells of the host; another is to conjugate bacteria with each other.

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