WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0009289

GO:0009289 Name: pilus
  Definition: A proteinaceous hair-like appendage on the surface of bacteria ranging from 2-8 nm in diameter.
  Synonym: Exact: fimbria
      fimbriae
      fimbrium
      pili
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Instance: GO:0044096
      GO:0098774
      GO:0140621
    Component: GO:0009418
      GO:0009419
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0042995
  Attributes_of: Motif (12)
    Index: Ancestor: GO:0005575
        GO:0042995
        GO:0110165
      Descendant: GO:0009418
        GO:0009419
        GO:0044096
        GO:0098774
        GO:0140621
    GO_annotation: 00171198
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15