Mucin comparison (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Mucin comparison

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Michigan State University researchers discovered that Staphylococcus aureus spreads more readily in the presence of proteins made by the mucus membrane called mucins.

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Kristin Jacob, Ph.D.

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