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Pili are the fine hair like projections present on the bacterial cell surface. Only one or few pili are present on the cell surface. They are genetically determined, and are used for attachment in case of pathogenic bacteria. The sex pili are involved in bacterial conjugation and are found exclusively on the cells that donate DNA during this process.

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