Environmental factors drive bacterial degradation of gastrointestinal mucus

Abstract The mucus layer lining the gastrointestinal tract is essential for gut health, providing a protective barrier while maintaining host-microbiome symbiosis. Its disruption is a hallmark of diseases like ulcerative colitis, yet how bacterial activity impacts mucus structure remains unclear. We...

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Main Authors: Sandra L. Arias, Ellen W. van Wijngaarden, Diana Balint, Joshua Jones, Carl C. Crawford, Parul J. Shukla, Meredith Silberstein, Ilana L. Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00741-7
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