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are fine, hairlike bristles that helps a bacteria to adhere to surfaces.

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Glycocalyx

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Fimbriae

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Pili

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Flagella

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The correct option is B Fimbriae
Fimbriae are short, hair-like appendages present on a bacterial cell. It helps the cell to adhere to one another and also to other animate and inanimate surfaces.

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