MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Prevotella timonensis degrades the vaginal epithelial glycocalyx through high fucosidase and sialidase activities
C. Segui Perez, R. De Jongh, R. Jonkergouw…·K. Strijbis
This study identifies P. timonensis as a BV-associated bacterium with high mucin-degrading enzyme activity that removes protective glycocalyx sugars from vaginal epithelium.
DOI 10.1101/2024.01.09.574844