About the Authors

Bodo Linz

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Clairette Romaine Raharisolo Vololonantenainab

Affiliation Laboratoire d’Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Institut Pasteur, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Abdoulaye Seck

Affiliation Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal

Jean-François Carod

Affiliation Centre de Biologie Clinique, Institut Pasteur, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Daouda Dia

Affiliation Centre Hospitalier Le Dantec, Département de Gastro-entérologie, Dakar, Senegal

Benoit Garin

Affiliations Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal, Laboratoire de Bactériologie expérimentale, Institut Pasteur, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Rado Manitrala Ramanampamonjy

Affiliation Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Joseph Ravoahangy Befelatanana, Département de Gastro-entérologie, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Jean-Michel Thiberge

Affiliation Plate-forme Génotypage des Pathogènes et Santé Publique, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Josette Raymond

Affiliation Unité Postulante Pathogenèse de Helicobacter, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Sebastien Breurec

sbreurec@pasteur.sn

Affiliations Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal, Institut Pasteur, Laboratoire de Biologie médicale, Bangui, République Centrafricaine

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BL CRRV AS BG JR SB. Performed the experiments: CRRV AS JFC BG JMT JR SB. Analyzed the data: BL JMT JR SB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BL CRRV AS JFC DD BG RMR JMT JR SB. Wrote the paper: BL SB. Found funding: BG JR SB.