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. 2021 Oct 11;9:734023. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.734023

TABLE 2.

Molluscan mucin applied as antimicrobials to inhibit pathogens.

Mollusca species Mucin tissue type Dose Bacteria References
Achatina fulica
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Foot 10 uL S. aureus Mumuni et al. (2020)
Santana et al. (2012)
Etim et al. (2016)
10 uL S. epidermidis
350 Ug/cm3 B. subtilis
350 Ug/cm3 E. coli
350 Ug/cm3 P. aeruginosa
4 mg/ml S. aureus
4 mg/ml S. pyogenes
4 mg/ml P. aeruginosa
Helix aspersa
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Foot 4.8 mg/ml P. aeruginosa Pitt et al. (2015)
Archachatina marginata
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Foot 40% mucin/water mixture S. aureus Etim et al. (2016)
S. pyogenes
P. aeruginosa