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The nature of sialic acid in mucins also vary in different species, providing more evidence for how species - specific microbiota interactions occur. (sciencedaily.com)
Like different picks in a locksmith's tool, the 17 known subtypes of hemagglutinin, a surface protein on influenza strains, match different sialic acid receptors on a host cell. (discovermagazine.com)