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A short, thick appendage that enables bacterium Escherichia coli to attach to other surfaces is called: a. pilus. c. cocci. b. flagellum. d. ribosomes.
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A short, thick appendage that enables bacterium Escherichia coli to attach to other surfaces is called:

a. pilus.
c. cocci.
b. flagellum.
d. ribosomes.

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the correct answer is A. Pllus
The Pilus is some sort of Bacterial hair that consist oligomeric pilin and protein. They will use this to attach to the receptors of the pili when they want to start their reproductive cycle

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