21. He also had recent dental surgery and gingival irritation and mucosal breaks. 22. This refers to the circular mucosal elevation which surrounds the circumvallate papillae. 23. Bienenstock introduced the concept of a common mucosal immune system. 24. They infect mucosal tissue and retain stability when disrupted by the environment. 25. Infections are associated with mucosal ulceration, rectal bleeding, and drastic dehydration. 26. Use of ricin as an adjuvant has potential implications for developing mucosal vaccines. 27. Hormonal factors are capable of altering the mucosal barrier. 28. A variety of colonic and rectal mucosal features were reported in eight cases. 29. It is a mucosal commensal and opportunistic pathogen of several animals and humans. 30. This system is also called the mucosal -associated lymphoid tissue, or MALT.