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shima dorafshan department of microbiology, faculty of basic sciences, qom branch of islamic azad university, qom, ir iran; gastroenterology and liver diseases research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran masoud alebouyeh gastroenterology and liver diseases research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; basic and molecular epidemiology of gastrointestinal disorders research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; gastroenterology and liver diseases research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran. p.o. box: 19857-17411. tel: + 98-2122432518, fax: +98-2122432517 leila shokrzadeh department of microbiology, faculty of basic sciences, qom branch of islamic azad university, qom, ir iran tabasom mirzaei department of microbiology, faculty of basic sciences, qom branch of islamic azad university, qom, ir iran ehsan nazemalhosseini mojarad gastroenterology and liver diseases research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran catherine behzad gastroenterology and liver diseases research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran