Answer
The fimbriae helps in the adhesion of the organism to the hosts' surfaces.
Work Step by Step
Fimbriae helps the microorganism attach itself to the host in order for it to cause disease, enabling itself to be pathogenic.
Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition
by Tortora, Gerard J.; Funke, Berdell R.; Case, Christine L.
Published by
Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10:
0321733606
ISBN 13:
978-0-32173-360-3
Chapter 11 - Figure 11.6 - The gram-negative coccus Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Question - Page 307: 1
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