long thin protein fibers on the bacterial surface that end in adhesins that can bind receptors on the cells of the intestinal ...

and genes that are predicted to encode type IV pilus biosynthesis were also found. Type IV pili were reported to have various roles, including motility in Gram-positive cells. As TM7 cells are ...

The F-factor allows the donor to produce a thin, tubelike structure called a pilus, which the donor uses to contact the recipient. The pilus then draws the two bacteria together, at which time the ...