We thank Nelson P. Moyer for critical reading of the manuscript. We
thank Javier Ducha for providing bacterial strains. The assistance of
the staff of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at the Hospital
Cristal Piñor Ourense is greatly appreciated.
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