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The intestinal mucus prevents the penetration of microbes and also serves as a nutrient source. It is utilized by many bacterial species including Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides, and Akkermansia muciniphila.
Commensal colonic bacteria colonize the outer mucus layer and also the surface of the inner mucus layer. This is the primary site of interaction between bacteria and the host. Some commensal bacter…