nonpiliated

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ piliated

Adjective[edit]

nonpiliated (not comparable)

  1. Not piliated.
    • 2015 June 30, Sarah E. Greene et al., “Human Urine Decreases Function and Expression of Type 1 Pili in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli”, in mBio[1], volume 6, →DOI:
      This finding is consistent with previous work, which revealed a dichotomy between piliated tissue-associated UPEC and nonpiliated bacteria found in the urine of the same infected mouse.