Two different types of pili (IMAGE)

Goethe University Frankfurt

Two different types of pili

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Bacteria of the species Thermus thermophilus possess different tiny hairs (pili) which are used either to capture DNA or for motion. This has been discovered by scientists at Goethe University Frankfurt and the University of Exeter.

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aduka, Agency Frankfurt am Main(www.aduka.de) for Goethe University Frankfurt.

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