| 释义 |
adhesin, n. Microbiol.|ædˈhiːsɪn|
[f. adhesion n. + -in1.]
A molecular structure on the surface of a bacterium which mediates attachment to other cells or surfaces.
1959J. P. Duguid in Jrnl. Gen. Microbiol. XXI. 272 The responsible agent is therefore termed the mannose-sensitive (MS) fimbrial haemagglutinin or adhesin. The alternative name ‘adhesin’ is introduced because the fimbriae adhere to many substrates other than red cells. 1989Microbial Pathogenesis VII. 373 Adhesins such as the filamentous hemagglutinin..and the pertussis toxin..are considered as major determinants of pathogenesis and efficient immunogens. |