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Difference between Fimbriae and Pili
The fimbriae differ from the pili in the following ways:
Pili are fine hair like microfibers having pilin – a thick tubular structure while the fimbriae are tiny bristle-like fibers emerging from the surface of the bacterial cells
Pili are longer than fimbriae
Occurrence of the fimbriae in each cell is about 200-400 while the occurrence of pili are lesser than one to ten every cell
Fimbriae are found in the both the gram negative and positive bacteria both, pili are present in the gram negative bacteria only
The fimbriae are composed of fibrillin protein while the pilin protein makes up the pili
The fimbriae are less rigid compared to the pili
The formation of fimbriae is administered by the bacterial genes in the nucleoid area while the pili is administered by the plasmid genes
Fimbriae plays a role in attaching cells to the surface while pili are critical in bacterial conjugation
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