LCN2 and Abnormal intestine morphology: Also, these data confirmed that the selection for hilD mutants occurs in different mouse lines (C57BL/6 and 129SvEv) [29] and that enteropathy can resolve (at least partially) in the absence of microbiota, as indicated by the declining lipocalin-2 levels (from >105 ng/g feces at day 3 p.i. down to 101 ng/g feces at day 30 to 40 p.i.).