About the Authors

Ing-Marie Jonsson

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden

Jarmo T. Juuti

Affiliation Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland

Patrice François

Affiliation Genomic Research Laboratory, Service of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals of Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Rana AlMajidi

Affiliation Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland

Milla Pietiäinen

Affiliation Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland

Myriam Girard

Affiliation Genomic Research Laboratory, Service of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals of Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Catharina Lindholm

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden

Manfred J. Saller

Affiliation Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Kluyver Centre for the Genomics of Industrial Fermentations and the Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands

Arnold J. M. Driessen

Affiliation Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Kluyver Centre for the Genomics of Industrial Fermentations and the Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands

Pentti Kuusela

Affiliations Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland

Maria Bokarewa

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden

Jacques Schrenzel

Affiliation Genomic Research Laboratory, Service of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals of Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Vesa P. Kontinen

vesa.p.kontinen@helsinki.fi

Affiliations Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IMJ JTJ PF MP AD PIK MB JS VPK. Performed the experiments: IMJ JTJ PF RA MG CL MJS VPK. Analyzed the data: IMJ JTJ PF AD PIK MB VPK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AD PIK MB JS VPK. Wrote the paper: IMJ JTJ PF PIK VPK.