Answer
Fimbriae is the structure found in Neisseria gonorrhoeae that allows the bacterium to attach to sperm cells and travel up the uterine tubes to produce pelvic inflammatory disease.
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
by Bauman, Robert W,, PhD
Published by
Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10:
032191855X
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-855-0
Chapter 24 - Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems - Questions For Review - Short Answer - Page 781: 3
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