1. Tabriz Research Center of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
2. Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
3. Molecular Medicine Department, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
4. Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
5. Department of Food and Drug Control, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.