Innate immune barriers and pattern recognition
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A patient with immotile airway cilia produces normal mucus and antimicrobial secretions. In an epithelial preparation, live bacteria are trapped in the mucus but remain near the surface. Investigators restore gentle outward mucus movement mechanically without changing its composition. A cell-free control confirms that the movement itself does not kill bacteria, and observation is too brief for replication.