1. Research Unit on Implant Infections, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna - Italy
2. Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Bologna, Bologna - Italy
3. Medicine and Surgery School, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena - Italy
4. Department of Biochemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia - Italy
5. Center for Tissue Engineering (C.I.T.), University of Pavia, and Salvatore Maugeri Foundation IRCCS, Pavia - Italy
6. International Center for Studies and Research in Biomedicine (I.C.B.) - Luxembourg