Population Growth Rate, Year ended 31 March 2015. 1  The preliminary estimated resident population (ERP) of Australia at 31 March 2015 was 23,714,300 people. 2  This reflects an increase of 316,000 people since 31 March 2014, and 93,900 people since 30 December 2014.
Types: Two general types of Pili are known they are: Sex pili and Common pili. Medical Importance of Fimbriae or Pili. 1  Common pili (Adhesins): They mediate the attachment of bacteria to specific receptors on the human cell surface, which is the first step in establishing infection in some organisms.2  Example: Mutants of Neisseria gonorrhoeae that do not form pili are nonpathogen. Example: Mutants of Neisseria gonorrhoeae that do not form pili are nonpathogen. 2  Sex pili (conjugation tube): It is a specialized kind of pili that forms the attachment between male (donor) and the female (recipient) bacteria during conjugation and acts as a conduit for the passage of DNA.
A pilus (Latin for 'hair'; plural: pili) is a hairlike appendage found on the surface of many bacteria. The terms pilus and fimbria (Latin for 'fringe'; plural: fimbriae) can be used interchangeably, although some researchers reserve the term pilus for the appendage required for bacterial conjugation.ovement produced by type IV pili is typically jerky, and so it is called twitching motility, as distinct from other forms of bacterial motility, such as motility produced by flagella. However, some bacteria, for example Myxococcus xanthus, exhibit gliding motility.