adhesin

English

Noun

adhesin (plural adhesins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of several factors that enable bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces as a step towards infection.

Derived terms

• cytoadhesin
• immunoadhesin

Translations

factor enabling bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces

• Finnish: adhesiini
• French: adhésine (fr) f
• Italian: adesina f
• Portuguese: adesina f

Anagrams

• aeshnid, handies, shadine