1. French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands; Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Midreshet Ben-Gurion Israel
2. The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Faculty of Health Sciences; Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Aging; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Beer Sheva Israel