pilus assembly
The assembly from its constituent parts of a pilus, a short filamentous structure of bacterial cell, flagella-like in structure and generally present in many copies. Pili are variously involved in transfer of nucleic acids, adherence to surfaces, and formation of pellicles. Is required for bacterial conjugation, or can play a role in adherence to surfaces (when it is called a fimbrium), and in the formation of pellicles.
GO:0030031
cell projection assembly
is_a
GO:0043711
pilus organization
is_a
fimbria assembly
narrow
fimbria biogenesis
related
fimbriae assembly
narrow
fimbriae biogenesis
related
fimbrial assembly
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fimbrium assembly
narrow
fimbrium biogenesis
related
pilus biogenesis
related
pilus formation
exact