About the Authors

Chris Greening

Affiliation University of Otago, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dunedin, New Zealand

Silas G. Villas-Bôas

Affiliation University of Auckland, The Centre for Microbial Innovation, Auckland, New Zealand

Jennifer R. Robson

Affiliation University of Otago, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dunedin, New Zealand

Michael Berney

Affiliations University of Otago, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dunedin, New Zealand, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Gregory M. Cook

gregory.cook@otago.ac.nz

Affiliation University of Otago, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dunedin, New Zealand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CG SGVB JRR MB GMC. Performed the experiments: CG. Analyzed the data: CG SGVB MB GMC. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: CG MB GMC.