About the Authors
- Des Field
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Maire Begley
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Paula M. O’Connor
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Affiliation Teagasc, Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
- Karen M. Daly
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Floor Hugenholtz
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Paul D. Cotter
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* E-mail: paul.cotter@teagasc.ie (PDC); c.hill@ucc.ie (CH)
Affiliations Teagasc, Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Colin Hill
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* E-mail: paul.cotter@teagasc.ie (PDC); c.hill@ucc.ie (CH)
Affiliations Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- R. Paul Ross
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Affiliations Teagasc, Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CH PDC MB DF. Performed the experiments: DF MB KD FH PO. Analyzed the data: DF MB PO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CH RPR. Wrote the paper: DF.