About the Authors

Keiji Nagano

nagano@dpc.agu.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan

Yoshiaki Hasegawa

Affiliation Division of Oral Infections and Health Sciences, Department of Oral Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, Gifu, Japan

Yuki Abiko

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan

Yasuo Yoshida

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan

Yukitaka Murakami

Affiliation Division of Oral Infections and Health Sciences, Department of Oral Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, Gifu, Japan

Fuminobu Yoshimura

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KN FY. Performed the experiments: KN YH YA. Analyzed the data: KN FY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KN YY FY. Wrote the paper: KN YH YA YY YM FY.