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fimbriae

Meaning of "fimbriae" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIMBRIAE

ˈfɪmbrɪˌiː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIMBRIAE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fimbriae is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIMBRIAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fimbria

A fimbria is a Latin word that literally means "fringe." It is commonly used in science and medicine, with its meaning depending on the field of study or the context. Fimbria may refer to: ▪ Fimbria, a proteinaceous appendage in many gram-negative bacteria that is thinner and shorter than a flagellum ▪ Fimbria, a fringe of tissue near the ovary leading to the fallopian tube ▪ Fimbria, a genus of clams ▪ Fimbria, a prominent band of white matter along the medial edge of the hippocampus in the brain...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIMBRIAE

cochleae · corneae · differentiae · ecclesiae · exuviae · facetiae · filariae · herniae · induviae · lamiae · microfilariae · minutiae · ochreae · ocreae · petechiae · reliquiae · rickettsiae · teniae · tibiae · torii

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIMBRIAE

filthiness · filthy · filtrability · filtrable · filtratable · filtrate · filtration · filum · fimble · fimbria · fimbrial · fimbriate · fimbriated · fimbriation · fimbrillate · fimicolous · fin · fin keel · fin. · finable

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIMBRIAE

amici curiae · amicus curiae · amor patriae · cercariae · curiae · feriae · inferiae · metacercariae · scoriae · spuriae · striae

Synonyms and antonyms of fimbriae in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fimbriae» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIMBRIAE

Find out the translation of fimbriae to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fimbriae from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fimbriae» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

菌毛
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

fimbrias
570 millions of speakers
en

English

fimbriae
510 millions of speakers
hi

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fimbriae
380 millions of speakers
ar

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خمل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

бахромка
278 millions of speakers
pt

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fímbrias
270 millions of speakers
bn

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fimbriae
260 millions of speakers
fr

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fimbriae
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Fimbriae
190 millions of speakers
de

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Fimbrien
180 millions of speakers
ja

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線毛
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

fimbriae
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Fimbriae
85 millions of speakers
vi

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fimbriae
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நுண்காம்புகளைப்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

फेम्ब्रिआ
75 millions of speakers
tr

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fimbri
70 millions of speakers
it

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fimbriae
65 millions of speakers
pl

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fimbrie
50 millions of speakers
uk

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бахромка
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

fimbrii
30 millions of speakers
el

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κροσσών
15 millions of speakers
af

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fimbriae
14 millions of speakers
sv

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fimbriae
10 millions of speakers
no

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fimbriae
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fimbriae

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIMBRIAE»

Discover the use of fimbriae in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fimbriae and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fimbriae Adhesion, Genetics, Biogenesis, and Vaccines
The first book of its kind, Fimbriae brings together into one volume the state of the art of this very active field. Internationally recognized researchers give both a horizontal and lateral approach to fimbriology.
Per Klemm, 1994
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The Prokaryotes: Vol. 6: Proteobacteria: Gamma Subclass
Adhesins are often also hemagglutinins and may be located on fimbriae that protude on the surface of the bacterial cells. Klebsiella fimbriae were studied by Duguid (1959), who demonstrated their association with different hemagglutination ...
Martin Dworkin, Stanley Falkow, 2006
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Photorhabdus Luminescens Putative Mad Fimbriae are Required ...
Antigenic variation of the mad fimbriae in P. luminescens might enable a subset of the bacterial population to express a fimbrial adhesin allowing them to colonize a specific receptor expressed in the H. bacteriophora posterior intestine.
Bettina Maria Kaufmann-Daszczuk, 2007
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Concepts in Bacterial Virulence
Fimbriae,. Pili,Flagella. and. Bacterial. Virulence. Ann-Beth Jonson, Staffan Normark, Mikael Rhen Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden Filamentous surface structures have been detailed on ...
Wayne Russell, Heiko Herwald, 2005
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Salmonella in Domestic Animals
Fimbriae are a family of polymeric proteinaceous surface organelles expressed by many bacteria, of which those of Escherichia coli have been most extensively studied (Smyth et al., 1994)- In particular, the fimbriae of enterotoxigenic E. coli, ...
Clifford Wray, A. Wray, 2000
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Lectins: Biomedical Perspectives
It also proved to be excellent for the purification of fimbriae from Klebsiella and Serratia strains, as well as for the purification of F107 fimbriae from E. coli provoking oedema disease in weaned piglets (De Cupere et al., 1993a,b). It should be ...
Arpad Pusztai, Susan Bardocz, 2005
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The Bacterial Cell Wall
ASM Press, Washington, pp 123-145 6.4.2 Fimbriae and Fibrils Fimbriae, also called pili, are hair-like, proteinaceous appendages on the surface bacteria. They are shorter and generally thinner than flagellae. Fimbriae generally extend 1 -2 ...
Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst, 2002
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The Sugar Code: Fundamentals of Glycosciences
Usually, one major subunit (for example FimA or PapA of type 1 and type P fimbriae, respectively) forms the bulk of the shaft with minor subunits assisting in fimbriae assembly and lectin integration. The same type of fimbria/pili may be ...
Hans-Joachim Gabius, 2011
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Escherichia coli: Pathotypes and Principles of Pathogenesis
fimbriae have the potential to be a virulence factor involved in colonization of the urinary tract. However, there has been no experimental infection conducted to demonstrate the importance of F1C fimbriae during a urinary tract infection.
Michael Donnenberg, 2013
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E. coli: Genomics, Evolution and Pathogenesis
P fimbriae, S fimbriae, F1C fimbriae, and Dr fimbriae all demonstrate mannose- resistant phenotype of hemagglutination of erythrocytes, whereas type 1 fimbriae do not hemagglutinate erythrocytes in the presence of mannose and therefore are ...
Michael Donnenberg, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIMBRIAE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fimbriae is used in the context of the following news items.
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Serum reactome induced by Bordetella pertussis infection and …
... data supplement); iii) Potentially cross-reactive antibodies which target closely related hemagglutinin or fimbriae from other bacterial species ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
2
Maternal immunity enhances systemic recall immune responses …
Oral immunization of piglets with F4 fimbriae induces a protective intestinal immune response evidenced by an F4-specific serum and intestinal ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
3
Bacterial determinants of importance in the virulence of …
Particularly fimbriae belonging to the F17-like family appears to be common in a diverse selection of G. anatis strains. Mutants lacking the FlfA ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
4
I don't want to be 35 again
... an infundibulum, for example, and an ampulla, and the delicate-fingered fimbriae that sweep the ovum into the fallopian tube, or so I'm told. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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What I learned from doing the Death Test:
... an infundibulum, for example, and an ampulla, and the delicate-fingered fimbriae that sweep the ovum into the fallopian tube, or so I'm told. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Couple blames two doctors for 'wrongful pregnancy'
... in his dictated record that both Filshi clips placed on May 16, 2013, were "placed near the fimbriae, with the left possibly not across the tube.". «West Virginia Record, May 15»
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Advance made in pursuit of vaccine for E. coli strains
While its hairlike structures, known as fimbriae, have pocket-shaped proteins that attach to sugarlike molecules on human cells, the new ... «Vaccine News Daily, May 15»
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Antibody's Unusual Abilities Might Inspire Vaccine Strategies
To attach to human cells, E. coli use hair-like structures, called fimbriae, on the end of which sit pocket-shaped proteins. These proteins, called ... «Infection Control Today, May 15»
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Antibody's Unusual Properties Might Inspire Vaccine Strategies
To attach to human cells, E. coli use hair-like structures, called fimbriae, on the end of which sit pocket-shaped proteins. These proteins, called ... «Scicasts, May 15»
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Brewing Booze And Animal Husbandry Have More In Common …
This isn't just a behavioral trait; yeasts that stick together quickly do so because they grow little strands called fimbriae on the outside of their ... «io9, Apr 15»
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