External Structures if bacteria (Fimbriae and Pili)

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What is similar about the Fimbriae and Pili? (2)

  • Both are like short hair-like appendages

  • Both are hollow tubes


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What does the Fimbriae help bacteria do and what is one example? (2)

  • Help them adhere to surfaces which helps with pathogenicity (ability to cause disease)

  • Some E. coli have fimbriae that can attach to the intestinal wall


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What does a pili do and what does it let the bacteria do? Give an example. (3)

  • Allows bacteria to attach to each other

  • Transfer genetic material between each other (between any bacteria which creates mutations and different strains)

  • E. coli’s Sex Pilus


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