This revealed elevated abundance of 16 AMPs, including the antimicrobial peptides Reg3β and Reg3γ, lysozyme (Lyz2) and proteins involved in nutritional immunity including lactotransferin (Ltf, involved in binding and transport of iron), Lipocalin-2 (Lcn2, targeting the bacterial ferric-siderophore enterobactin), as well as calprotectin (which sequesters Mn and Zn), in WT- and ΔespO-pespO-infected mice 8 DPI; compared to WT, these AMPs were found in significantly lower abundance following infection with ΔespO (Fig 4A). This evidence concerns the gene LYZ and infection.