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Prevotella timonensis degrades the vaginal epithelial glycocalyx through high fucosidase and sialidase activities
Celia Segui‐Perez, Rivka de Jongh, Robin L. W. Jonkergouw…·Karin Strijbis
This study identifies P. timonensis as a BV-associated bacterium with high mucin-degrading enzyme activity that removes protective glycocalyx sugars from vaginal epithelium.
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