About the Authors

Silvie Hansenová Maňásková

s.hansenovamanaskova@erasmusmc.nl

Affiliations Department of Oral Biochemistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Kamran Nazmi

Affiliation Department of Oral Biochemistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Alex van Belkum

Current address: Microbiology Research and Development Unit, BioMérieux, La Balme les Grottes, France

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Floris J. Bikker

Affiliation Department of Oral Biochemistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Willem J. B. van Wamel

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Enno C. I. Veerman

Affiliation Department of Oral Biochemistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. The authors state that the employment of the co-author Alex van Belkum at Microbiology R&D Unit, BioMérieux, La Balme les Grottes, France, has not compromised the objectivity or validity of the research, analyses, or interpretations in the paper. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SHM FJB WJBW ECIV. Performed the experiments: SHM. Analyzed the data: SHM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KN. Wrote the paper: SHM. Critically revised the article for important intellectual content: AB FJB WJBW ECIV. Synthesized substrates: KN.