piliatedadj.
/ˈpɪlɪeɪtᵻd/, /ˈpʌɪlɪeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpaɪliˌeɪdᵻd/, /ˈpɪliˌeɪdᵻd/ Bacteriology. Bearing pili.
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1960 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 42 298 Many piliated strains of bacteria can exist in two forms, the completely piliated..or the completely non-piliated.
1988 Q. N. Myrvik & R. S. Weiser Fund. Med. Bacteriol. & Mycol. (ed. 2) ii. 37 Sex pili are involved in conjugation and the transfer of DNA from the piliated ‘male’ strain to a recipient ‘female’ strain.
2003 Urology 61 858 Type 1 piliated Escherichia coli was instilled into the bladder.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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