If pressure from outside the lungs causes atelectasis, your doctor will treat the cause of the pressure. For example, if the cause is a tumor or fluid buildup, your doctor will remove the tumor or fluid. This will allow your lung to fully expand. Atelectasis Caused by a Blockage
Pilus. Definition. noun, plural: pili. (microbiology) Short, filamentous projection on a bacterial cell, used not for motility but for adhering to other bacterial cell (especially for mating) or to animal cells. Supplement. Bacterial pili are involved in cell adhesion.
Pili and fimbriae are known as filamentous appendages, which are used mainly for adhesion. These structures are extremely fine appendages arising from the surface of bacteria and are firstly described by hoodwink and van Iterson. These are thinner than flagella and are not used in motility.nlike the flagella, pili are not used in motility. Special type of pili called âsex piliâ is required in the process of bacterial conjugation. A pilus makes a cytoplasmic concoction called âconjugation tubeâ with the host cell. This tube is then used to transfer genetic materials from the donor cell to recipient cell.