FIGURE 37.3.. Escherichia coli express hundreds of pili, as indicated by the fine filaments extending from the bacterium.

FIGURE 37.3.

Escherichia coli express hundreds of pili, as indicated by the fine filaments extending from the bacterium. (Reprinted, with permission of Elsevier, from Sharon N. 2006. Biochim Biophys Acta 1760: 527–537; courtesy of David L. Hasty, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN.)

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From: Chapter 37, Microbial Lectins: Hemagglutinins, Adhesins, and Toxins

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