Proposing a term for obsolescence: PATHGO:0000225 (contributes to adhesion appendage formation)

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If this were to remain, it would be a really INDIRECT mechanism.

In any case, I think this is too indirect and inconsequential to be in the ontology.

Adhesion is one of the most common virulence functions. If you add all the things that make pili as well, it could become intractable and their role in pathogenesis is nearly orthogonal.