About the Authors
- Eriikka Heikkinen
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Contributed equally to this work with: Eriikka Heikkinen, Teemu Kallonen
Affiliation Pertussis Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland
- Teemu Kallonen
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Contributed equally to this work with: Eriikka Heikkinen, Teemu Kallonen
Affiliations Pertussis Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland, Turku Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Lilli Saarinen
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Affiliation Finnish DNA Microarray Centre, Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- Rolf Sara
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Affiliation Finnish DNA Microarray Centre, Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- Audrey J. King
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Affiliation Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Screening, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Frits R. Mooi
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Affiliation Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Screening, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Juhani T. Soini
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Affiliation Finnish DNA Microarray Centre, Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- Jussi Mertsola
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Qiushui He
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: qiushui.he@ktl.fi
Affiliation Pertussis Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: QH. Performed the experiments: EH TK. Analyzed the data: EH TK. Wrote the paper: EH TK. Other: Initiated and supervised the project: QH JM. Contributed to data analysis: LS. Initiated and contributed significantly to the development of the oligonucleotides used for the microarray: AK QH. Set up the oligonucleotide microarray: EH. Contributed to the development of the microarray: FM. Commented on the manuscript: FM JM. Participated in array and hybridisation planning: JS RS. Participated in array and hybridisation design: JS RS. Supervised the array production: JS RS. Wrote the manuscript with helpful discussions and comments from all co-authors: QH.