2 †Present address: Equipe AVENIR-INSERM d'Immunite Anti-Microbienne des Muqueuses, E0364, Institut de Biologie de Lille, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette – BP 447 – 5901 Lille, France.
2 ‡Present address: Department of Microbiology, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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