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What is a short thick appendage that enables bacterium Escherichia coli to attach to other surfaces?
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Pilus, or "pili" for plural.
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A short thick appendage that enables bacterium escherichia coil to attach to other surfaces is called?
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A short thick appendage that enables bacterium escherichia coil to attach to other surfaces is called?
pilus is the answer
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Micrococcus luteus produces the enzyme coagulase?
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The gel-like substance covering some cyanobacteria enables them to?
adhere to surfaces and form colonies. It also protects them from harmful environmental conditions and helps them to access nutrients. The gel-like substance is often referred to as a biofilm or extracellular matrix.
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