v5.1.0.3
Cicer data from the Legume Information System
Description | 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. |
Namespace | biological_process |
Obsolete | false |