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Mucus is more than just a physical barrier for trapping oral microorganisms
Mucus is thought to serve as a protective coating on wet epithelial surfaces. Recent research has shown that glycans, which are branched sugar molecules found in mucin, a part of mucus, can prevent bacteria from communicating with each other and forming biofilms. This could hinder microbes from caus...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7482763/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32944151 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2020.1788352 |