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Volume 2 Issue 1, January 2017

Imprinting on infection

Previous infection with Escherichia coli epigenetically alters host epithelial cell maturation and COX-2-mediated inflammation to predispose mice for future recurrent infection.

See O'Brien et al. 2, 16196 (2016)

Image: Valerie P. O'Brien, Matthew Joens, Jaclynn Lett, James A. Fitzpatrick & Scott J. Hultgren 

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