Meaning of curli | Babel Free

Definitions

Thin, coiled, proteinaceous fibres, on the surface of the bacterium Escherichia coli, by means of which the bacterium adheres to and infects wounds etc.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“In order to identify the presence of gene sequences related to curli […] in the isolates studied, PCR assays were carried out, and curli expression and production of cellulose were determined according to Biscola et al. (2011).”

CEFR level