adhesin
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ad·he·sin
(ăd-hē′sĭn, -zĭn)n.
Any of various substances present on the surfaces of bacterial cells that facilitate binding to the cells of a host and that are used as antigens in some vaccines.
[adhes(ion) + -in.]
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