filamentous

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NETs are produced through a specialised form of innate immune response known as NETosis, whereby neutrophils expel their DNA to form filamentous structures embedded with cytotoxic enzymes capable of rapidly trapping and neutralizing pathogens.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

Head and tail viruses infect bacteria and have a head that is similar to icosahedral viruses and a tail shape like filamentous viruses.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Fungi establish deeply symbiotic relationships with trees and other plants through intricate underground networks of thread-like filamentous structures, which improve access to water and nutrients for the plants in exchange for carbohydrates.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2021

Dangling from the bottom, like the tentacles of a jellyfish, was a mass of filamentous roots.

From Golf Digest • May 8, 2020

Genes reside on chromosomes—long, filamentous structures buried within cells that contain tens of thousands of genes linked together in chains.*

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee