About the Authors

M. Tanweer Khan

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Jan Maarten van Dijl

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Hermie J. M. Harmsen

h.j.m.harmsen@umcg.nl

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MTK JMvD HH. Performed the experiments: MTK. Analyzed the data: MTK HH. Wrote the paper: MTK JMvD HH.