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fimbrillin

fimbrillin noun: any of a class of subunit proteins in the fimbria of some bacteria.

Noun

fimbrillin (plural fimbrillins)

  1. Any of a class of subunit proteins in the fimbria of some bacteria
    • These are filamentous components on the cell surface, and their subunit protein, fimbrillin (FimA), reportedly acts on bacterial interaction with host tissues by mediating bacterial adhesion and colonization in targeted sites.2015, Nora SILVA et al., “Host response mechanisms in periodontal diseases”, in Journal of Applied Oral Science, volume 23, →DOI

Forms of fimbrillin

pluralfimbrillins

Questions about fimbrillin

What does fimbrillin mean?
Fimbrillin means any of a class of subunit proteins in the fimbria of some bacteria.
What part of speech is fimbrillin?
Fimbrillin is a noun.
What is the plural of fimbrillin?
The plural of fimbrillin is fimbrillins.

Words near fimbrillin in the dictionary

  1. fimbriid
  2. fimbriids
  3. fimbrilin
  4. fimbrilins
  5. fimbrillate
  6. fimbrillin
  7. fimbrillins
  8. fimbrin
  9. fimbrins
  10. fimbriome
  11. fimbriomes

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