Slow to Start, Free at Last: Dual Effects of Mucin on Escherichia coli Phage T4
Kira Céline Koonce, Anna Rasmussen, Raquel Bastos Gonçalo, Mathias Middelboe, Karina B. Xavier, Jesper Juel Mauritzen, Nina Molin Høyland‐Kroghsbo
This study shows that soluble mucin glycans delay Escherichia coli phage T4 infection initiation but enhance virion stability and persistence in the gut.
bioRxiv · May 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology