pilus

n.

（细胞、微生物等表面的）毛，纤毛，菌毛；

Pilus assembly by Agrobacterium T-DNA transfer genes.
Type IV pilus structure bacterial pathogenicity
Pilus and nonpilus bacterial adhesins: assembly and function in cell recognition
A pneumococcal pilus influences virulence and host inflammatory responses
An inducible bundle-forming pilus of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
Group A Streptococcus produce pilus-like structures containing protective antigens and Lancefield T antigens
Use of phoA gene fusions to identify a pilus colonization factor coordinately regulated with cholera toxin
A bacteriophage encoding a pathogenicity island, a type-IV pilus and a phage receptor in cholera bacteria
Localization of the receptor-binding protein adhesin at the tip of the bacterial pilus
Use of phoA gene fusions to identify a pilus colonizing factor coordinately regulated with cholera toxin. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA