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PREFERRED TERM

adhesins

TYPE

Chemical

DEFINITION

Cell-surface components or appendages of bacteria that facilitate adhesion to other cells or to inanimate surfaces. Most fimbriae of gram-negative bacteria function as adhesins, but in many cases it is a minor subunit protein at the tip of the fimbriae that is the actual adhesin. In gram-positive bacteria, a protein or polysaccharide surface layer serves as the specific adhesin.
Componentes de la superficie celular o apéndices de bacterias que facilitan adhesión a otras células o a superficies inanimadas. La mayoría de las fimbrias de bacterias gram negativas funcionan como adhesinas, pero en muchos casos son subunidades menores de proteínas en la punta de las fimbrias que son las adhesinas reales. En las bacterias gram positivas, una proteína o una capa superficial de polisacárido sirve como adhesina específica.

BROADER CONCEPT

RELATED CONCEPTS

ALTERNATIVE LABEL

bacterial adhesins

BELONGS TO GROUP

biochemistry

IN OTHER LANGUAGES

hechteiwitten	Dutch
adesinas	Portuguese
adhesinas	Spanish

URI

http://id.agrisemantics.org/gacs/C27882

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http://id.cabi.org/cabt/6036	id.cabi.org
http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4196	lod.nal.usda.gov