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If a mouse is injected subcutaneously with a suspension of appropriate bacteria, two outcomes are possible. Either the mouse falls ill and succumbs to the infection within a few days, or it recovers. In the latter case, it is usually found to be resistant to any subsequent attempts at reinfection with the same type of bacterium; it has become immune.
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Hogarth, P.J. (1982). The Immune System. In: Immunological Aspects of Mammalian Reproduction. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6859-5_2
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