Contact: Anne Rueter
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University of Michigan Health System
Caption: University of Michigan researcher David Aronoff, M.D., uses an oxygen-free "glove box" to study Clostridium sordellii bacteria. These bacteria normally don't cause serious infection, but overwhelmed the immune systems of several women taking the drug misoprostol.
Credit: Scott Galvin-U-M Photo Services
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