NFE2L2 and infectious otitis media: B. vulgatus was enriched in the WT AOM/DSS-treated groups but not in the Nrf2 KO AOM/DSS-treated groups (p = 0.006 for male WT control vs. male WT AOM/DSS-treated and p = 0.002 for female WT control vs. female AOM/DSS-treated) (Figures 9C, D).