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===Lysozyme===

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* Lysozyme is one of the major bactericidal agents in secretions

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Lysozyme is one of the major bactericidal agents in secretions and particularly helps to protect vulnerable sites such as the eyes and nasal passages. The lysoszyme exerts bactericidal effects by digesting bacterial cell walls

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* Helps to protect vulnerable sites such as the eyes and nasal passages

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* Exerts bactericidal effects by digesting bacterial cell walls

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** Gram-positive bacteria are more sensitive to lysozyme action than gram-negative bacteria

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The gram-positive bacteria are more sensitive to lysozyme action than gram-negative bacteria as the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria helps to protect them.

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** The outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria helps to protect them

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