About the Authors

Eliette Riboulet-Bisson

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Mark H. J. Sturme

Affiliation School of Health Sciences, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Ian B. Jeffery

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Michelle M. O'Donnell

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, Moorepark Food Research Centre, Teagasc, Fermoy, Ireland

B. Anne Neville

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Brian M. Forde

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Marcus J. Claesson

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Hugh Harris

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Gillian E. Gardiner

Affiliation Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland

Patrick G. Casey

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Peadar G. Lawlor

Affiliation Pig Development Department, Animal & Grassland Research & Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Fermoy, Ireland

Paul W. O'Toole

pwotoole@ucc.ie

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

R. Paul Ross

Affiliation Moorepark Food Research Centre, Teagasc, Fermoy, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PWO RPR GEG. Performed the experiments: ERB MHJS MMO BAN BMF PGC PGL. Analyzed the data: ERB IBJ MJC HH PWO RPR PGL. Wrote the paper: ERB PWO.