A Sensitive and Rapid Method to Determine the Adhesion Capacity of Probiotics and Pathogenic Microorganisms to Human Gastrointestinal Mucins
Mucus is the habitat for the microorganisms, bacteria and yeast that form the commensal flora. Mucins, the main macromolecules of mucus, and more specifically, the glycans that cover them, play essential roles in microbial gastrointestinal colonization. Probiotics and pathogens must also colonize mu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Microorganisms |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/6/2/49 |