A mouse wound infection model demonstrating wounds infected with E. faecalis have dampened immunity (IMAGE)

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A mouse wound infection model demonstrating wounds infected with E. faecalis have dampened immunity

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A mouse wound infection model demonstrated that wounds infected with E. faecalis had dampened immunity, allowing E. faecalis to persist and even enabling co-infecting bacteria like E. coli to thrive. The model allowed researchers to study how lactic‑acid‑driven immune suppression promotes persistent, polymicrobial infections. (Photo: SMART AMR)

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