English Dictionary

curli

名詞

複数形 複数形のみ

Thin, coiled, proteinaceous fibres, on the surface of the bacterium Escherichia coli, by means of which the bacterium adheres to and infects wounds etc.

日本語の意味

細長く巻いた形状のタンパク質性繊維。大腸菌（Escherichia coli）の表面に存在し、菌が創傷などに付着し感染するのを助ける役割を持つ構造

In the clinic, curli produced by Escherichia coli enabled the bacteria to adhere to and invade wound tissue, worsening infections.

臨床では、大腸菌（Escherichia coli）の表面にある細く渦巻いたタンパク質性の繊維が細菌を創傷組織に付着・侵入させ、感染を悪化させた。

意味（1）

Thin, coiled, proteinaceous fibres, on the surface of the bacterium Escherichia coli, by means of which the bacterium adheres to and infects wounds etc.

In order to identify the presence of gene sequences related to curli […] in the isolates studied, PCR assays were carried out, and curli expression and production of cellulose were determined according to Biscola et al. (2011).