virion attachment to host cell pilus
The process by which a virion attaches to a host cell by binding to a pilus on the host cell surface. Pili are retractile filaments that protrude from gram-negative bacteria. Filamentous viruses can attach to the pilus tip, whereas icosahedral viruses can attach to the pilus side.
GO:0019062
virion attachment to host cell
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GO:0046718
symbiont entry into host cell
part_of
pilus-adsorption protein
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pilus-mediated viral adsorption onto host cell
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pilus-mediated viral attachment to host cell
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viral attachment to host cell pilus
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