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Pathological mucus accumulation leads to intra-abdominal hypertension, refractory abdominal pain, abdominal adhesions, and intestinal obstruction because of the lack of rapid, efficient, and safe clinical strategies for mucin clearance. Current management relies on extensive cytoreductive surgery to excise tumor masses and adherent mucus. Here, we present an integrated workflow spanning intestinal probiotic protease discovery for the development of mucolytic therapy. By cultivating\n                    <jats:italic>Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron<\/jats:italic>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>B. theta<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) with PMP-derived mucus as the sole nutrient source, we identified its intrinsic mucolytic capacity. Crucially, transcriptomic analysis revealed that\n                    <jats:italic>B. theta<\/jats:italic>\n                    orchestrates mucus degradation via the PULs gene cluster, with concomitant upregulation of the M60 family metalloproteinases BT4244, BT3015, and BT4272. Functional validation classified these enzymes as \u201cmucinases\u201d responsible for tumor-associated mucin cleavage and mucolysis. Our study provides a foundation for enzyme-targeted PMP therapy, offering a paradigm shift toward minimally invasive, high-efficacy mucolysis. 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