Caption Left, commensal bacteria (red) in the intestine are kept at a distance from the colonic tissue by a thick layer of mucus (green). Antibiotics perturb the integrity of the mucus layer ...

More information: Sandra M. Holmberg et al, The gut commensal Blautia maintains colonic mucus function under low-fiber ...

is a complete systematic analysis of how the human colonic beneficial microbe, Akkermansia muciniphila (AM) feeds on types of sugar found in the mucus secreted in the digestive system. The study ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Extra mucus in your throat and chest is a common ...