ADNP	Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein
BCG	Bacillus Calmette–Guerin
Casp3	Caspase-3
CBA	Cytometric Bead Array
CFU	Colony forming units
DSS	Dextran sulfate sodium
ECDC	European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
EU	European Union
GBS	Guillain–Barré syndrome
HPF	High power fields
IFN-γ	Interferon-γ
IL	Interleukin
LOS	Lipooligosaccharide
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MLN	Mesenteric lymph nodes
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
p.i	Post-infection
PLC	Placebo
SPF	Specific pathogen free
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor β
TLR-4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
Trpm4	Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 4.