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Fimbrae are responsible for the twitching motility that occurs in some bacteria such as?? |
P.aerugnosa Neisseria gonorrhoea E. Coli |
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What's the medical importance of pili ? |
This cause it's poss for genetic materials that determine antibiotic resistance to be passed from one bacterium to another |
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What's the difference between a capsule and a slime layer??
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Slime layer is easily washed off but capsules isn't
Capsule is both intimately and tightly attached to d cell wall, slime layer is loosely attached Slime layer help bacteria to colonise surfaces, capsules contribute to the virulence |
