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Immune cells and bacteria surround skin wound

Immunofluorescent image of immune cells surrounding a skin wound, enriched in the beneficial bacteria S. epidermidis.

 

Beneficial bacteria on mice skin work with the animals’ immune systems to defend against disease-causing microbes and accelerate wound healing, according to new research from NIH scientists, published in January 2018. These insights may inform wound management techniques.

 

More info: www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-scientists-find...

 

Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

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Uploaded on January 19, 2018