pilus

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pilus

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Du latin pilus.

noun

Appendice se situant à la surface de la paroi de nombreuses bactéries à Gram négatif, plus court et plus fin que des flagelles.

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"pilus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/pilus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pilus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/pilus

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"pilus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/pilus.

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@misc{pilus_2026,
  title = {pilus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/pilus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}