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GO:0039666 / Biological Process

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GO:0039666

virion attachment to host cell pilus

The process by which a virion attaches to a host cell by binding to a pilus on the host cell surface. Pili are retractile filaments that protrude from gram-negative bacteria. Filamentous viruses can attach to the pilus tip, whereas icosahedral viruses can attach to the pilus side.

1 annotation

Correct
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 11/23/14 00:00 08/23/24 21:40 Q6TM97 GO:0039666 ECO:0000314 25049409 Tsonyake View