Term Name:	type I pilus
Synonyms:	type 1 pilus, type I fimbriae, type I pili
Definition:	A short filamentous structure on the surface of a bacterial cell distinguished from other pili by their D-mannose-sensitive agglutinatination of erythrocytes. In E. coli, type I pili consist of a short tip fibrillum made up of the adhesin protein (FimH) and two minor subunits (FimG and FimF) that is joined to the pilus rod, a homopolymer of ~1000 FimA subunits.
Ontology:	GO: Cellular Component [GO:0140621]    QuickGO    AmiGO