Fecal metatranscriptomics of macaques with idiopathic chronic diarrhea reveals altered mucin degradation and fucose utilization (Mar 2019) "increased gene expression by pathogens. Suggests mucins are leveraged by potentially pathogenic microbes as a carbon source or as adhesion sites" User MaximilianKohler, in the ibs: it's a pain subreddit, 23 Mar 2019