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In E. coli, the abilities of cells to assemble type 1 pili depend upon the orientation of the fimA promoter. The orientation depends primarily on the ratio of the activities of FimB and FimE. A high activity favors the “phase-on” orientation (top); a low activity favors the “phase-off” orientation (bottom).
