NOD2 and Sepsis: In agreement with the results of the neutrophil recruitment assay, the bacterial loads in the peritoneal cavity and the blood were also similar in WT, Nod1- and Nod2-deficient mice 6 h after non-severe (Figure S2c) and 6, 12 or 24 h after severe sepsis induced by CLP (Figures 1d, 1e and S3d).