1 Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
2 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh Branch, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].
3 Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Al-Baydha University, Al-Baydha, Yemen.
4 Department of Hematology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
5 Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.