While the expression of several of these genes (Group 2A) which include acute phase reactants such as serum amyloid alpha 3 (SAA3), lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) and other genes such as MARCO, peptidoglycan recognition protein and lactotransferrin were increased only after lethal infection with ΔyopH compared to uninfected mice, others (Group 2B), e.g., IL-10 and CCL17 increased only after lethal infection either with pYV+ or ΔyopH as compared to uninfected mice. Here, LBP is linked to infection.