About the Authors
- Xiaoli Xue
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Affiliation Research Group Microbial Communication, Division of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
- Helena Sztajer
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Affiliation Research Group Microbial Communication, Division of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
- Nora Buddruhs
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Affiliation Research Group Roseobacter Molecular Systematics, German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
- Jörn Petersen
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Affiliation Research Group Roseobacter Molecular Systematics, German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
- Manfred Rohde
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
- Susanne R. Talay
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
- Irene Wagner-Döbler
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* E-mail: iwd@gbf.de
Affiliation Research Group Microbial Communication, Division of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
Competing Interests
HSZ, MR, ST and IWD are employees of the Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) GmbH. NB and JP are employees of the German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ) GmbH. Both institutions are govenment funded research organizations. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: XX HS NB JP MR SRT IW-D. Performed the experiments: XX HS NB MR SRT. Analyzed the data: XX HS JP MR SRT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XX HS NB MR SRT. Wrote the paper: XX HS JP MR SRT IW-D. Approved of the manuscript to be published: XX HS NB JP MR SRT IW-D.