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curli

curli noun: thin, coiled, proteinaceous fibres, on the surface of the bacterium Escherichia coli, by means of which the bacterium adheres to and infects wounds etc.

Noun

curli pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Thin, coiled, proteinaceous fibres, on the surface of the bacterium Escherichia coli, by means of which the bacterium adheres to and infects wounds etc.
    • In order to identify the presence of gene sequences related to curli […] in the isolates studied, PCR assays were carried out, and curli expression and production of cellulose were determined according to Biscola et al. (2011).2015 March 1, Maria C. Cergole-Novella, Antonio C.C. Pignatari, Beatriz E.C. Guth, “Adhesion, biofilm and genotypic characteristics of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli isolates”, in Brazilian...

Questions about curli

What does curli mean?
Curli means thin, coiled, proteinaceous fibres, on the surface of the bacterium Escherichia coli, by means of which the bacterium adheres to and infects wounds etc.
What part of speech is curli?
Curli is a noun.

Words near curli in the dictionary

  1. Curlewis
  2. curlewlike
  3. curlews
  4. Curley
  5. Curleys
  6. curli
  7. curliate
  8. curliation
  9. curlicue
  10. curlicue fractal
  11. curlicue fractals

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