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Fimbrae are responsible for the twitching motility that occurs in some bacteria such as??
P.aerugnosa
Neisseria gonorrhoea
E. Coli
What's the medical importance of pili ?
This cause it's poss for genetic materials that determine antibiotic resistance to be passed from one bacterium to another
What's the difference between a capsule and a slime layer??
Slime layer is easily washed off but capsules isn't
Capsule is both intimately and tightly attached to d cell wall, slime layer is loosely attached
Slime layer help bacteria to colonise surfaces, capsules contribute to the virulence
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