About the Authors
- Yibing Wang
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Affiliation Molecular Microbiology and Infection, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Rachel J. Skilton
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Affiliation Molecular Microbiology and Infection, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Lesley T. Cutcliffe
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Affiliation Molecular Microbiology and Infection, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Emma Andrews
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Affiliation Regional Microbiology Network Southampton Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Ian N. Clarke
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Affiliation Molecular Microbiology and Infection, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Pete Marsh
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* E-mail: Peter.Marsh@suht.swest.nhs.uk
Affiliation Regional Microbiology Network Southampton Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: INC PM. Performed the experiments: YW RJS. Analyzed the data: YW INC PM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YW EA INC. Wrote the paper: YW RS INC PM. Tissue culture and archiving samples used in this study: LC.