fimbriate

　

WordNet

1. having a fringe of slender processes
2. thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)

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A fimbria (plural fimbriae) 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. In particular, it can refer to:

• Fimbria (bacteriology), a proteinaceous appendage in many gram-negative bacteria that is thinner and shorter than a flagellum
• Fimbria (neuroanatomy), a prominent band of white matter along the medial edge of the hippocampus in the brain
• Fimbria (female reproductive system), a fringe of tissue near the ovary leading to the fallopian tube
• Fimbria in entomology, a fringe of setae, usually along the margin of a segment
• Fimbria (genus), a genus of clams

Roman name

As a Roman cognomen, Fimbria can refer to:

• Gaius Flavius Fimbria (consul 104 BCE)
• Gaius Flavius Fimbria (d. 84 BCE), son of the consul of 104 BCE

English Journal

• Histidine kinase-mediated production and autoassembly of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae.

• Nishikawa K, Duncan MJ.SourceDepartment of Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. niski@dpc.agu.ac.jp
• Journal of bacteriology.J Bacteriol.2010 Apr;192(7):1975-87. Epub 2010 Jan 29.
• Porphyromonas gingivalis, a Gram-negative oral anaerobe, is strongly associated with chronic adult periodontitis, and it utilizes FimA fimbriae to persistently colonize and evade host defenses in the periodontal crevice. The FimA-related gene cluster (the fim gene cluster) is positively regulated by
• PMID 20118268

• Two different mechanisms of ampicillin resistance operating in strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 independent of resistance genes.

• Nguyen DT, Ngo TC, Tran HH, Nguyen TP, Nguyen BM, Morita K, Ehara M.SourceDepartment of Bacteriology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
• FEMS microbiology letters.FEMS Microbiol Lett.2009 Sep;298(1):37-43. Epub 2009 Jun 22.
• Autoagglutinable strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 (seven nonfimbriate strains and one fimbriate strain) were transformed to obtain resistance to ampicillin. Two distinct mechanisms were found in these strains. One was operating in nonfimbriate strains by reducing OmpU protein production and the other w
• PMID 19594624

Japanese Journal

• Two different mechanisms of ampicillin resistance operating in strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 independent of resistance genes.

• Nguyen Dong Tu,Ngo Tuan Cuong,Tran Huy Hoang,Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan,Nguyen Binh Minh,Morita Kouichi,Ehara Masahiko
• FEMS microbiology letters 298(1), 37-43, 2009-09
• … Autoagglutinable strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 (seven nonfimbriate strains and one fimbriate strain) were transformed to obtain resistance to ampicillin. … One was operating in nonfimbriate strains by reducing OmpU protein production and the other was operating in a fimbriate strain (Bgd17) by newly overproducing cpxP protein. … The twitching motility in the fimbriate Bgd17 strain disappeared depending on the production of cpxP protein, suggesting that fimbriation of V. …
• NAID 120002426054

• 日本から採集されたハゼ科の1新種Eviota masudai(アカイソハゼ)

• 松浦 啓一,瀬能 宏
• 国立科学博物館専報 41, 341-349, 2006
• イソハゼ属の1新種Eviota masudaiを25個体の標本に基づいて記載した.本種はイソハゼ属の他種から以下の特徴によって区別される:体が赤い,鱗の縁辺が赤色または赤褐色を呈し体表面に網目状の模様を形成する,後頭部に暗青色を呈する円形の斑紋が1個ある,頬に赤色または赤褐色の2本の縦線があり(背方の線は眼から後方へ延長し,眼と主鰓蓋骨後縁との中間に達し,腹方の線は口の後縁から眼の後部下方に達する …
• NAID 110005998877

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• fimbriate - definition of fimbriate by the Free Online Dictionary ...

fim・bri・ate (f m br - t, - t ) also fim・bri・at・ed (- t d). adj. Having fimbriae; fringed, as the edge of a petal or the opening of a duct. [Latin fimbri tus, from fimbriae, fringe.] fim bri・a tion n. fimbriate [?f?mbr??t -?e?t] ...

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