1. Department of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
4. Molecular Medicine Department, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
5. Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
6. Microbiology Research Center (MRC), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran