About the Authors
- Jennifer R. Bailey
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Affiliation Mucosal Microbiology, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Christopher S. J. Probert
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Affiliation School of Clinical Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Tristan A. Cogan
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* E-mail: tristan.cogan@bristol.ac.uk
Affiliation Mucosal Microbiology, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
TC and JB have a patent applied (GB 1112487.2) for "A Streptococcus thermophilus isolate that can increase growth rate in response to increased iron availability." The bacterial strain has been deposited as a patent deposit in a culture collection ahead of filing and will be made freely available to researchers by the authors. The authors confirm that they will adhere to the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The authors confirm that they have no other competing interests.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JB CP TC. Performed the experiments: JB TC. Analyzed the data: JB CP TC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JB CP TC. Wrote the paper: JB CP TC.