A commensal adhesin enhances E. coli retention by mucin, while mucin desulfation by mucin-foraging bacteria enhances its transmigration through the mucus barrier
Fitua Al-Saedi, Diana Pereira Vaz, Daniel H Stones, Anne Marie Krachler
This study shows that E. coli adhesin MAMHS enhances retention by mucin, while mucin desulfation by B. thetaiotaomicron increases E. coli transmigration through the mucus barrier.
bioRxiv · Apr 24, 2017 · PreprintBiochemistry