About the Authors

Marine L. B. Hillaire

Affiliation Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Nella J. Nieuwkoop

Affiliation Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Adrianus C. M. Boon

Current address: Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology and Pathology, and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Affiliation Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Gerrie de Mutsert

Affiliation Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Stella E. Vogelzang-van Trierum

Affiliation Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Ron A. M. Fouchier

Affiliation Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus

Affiliations Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Viroclinics Biosciences BV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Guus F. Rimmelzwaan

g.rimmelzwaan@erasmusmc.nl

Affiliations Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Viroclinics Biosciences BV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

Two of the authors (AO and GR) also are employed by a company Viroclinics Biosciences BV. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MLBH ACMB GFR. Performed the experiments: MLHB NJN ACMB GdM SEVvT. Analyzed the data: MLHB NJN. Wrote the paper: MLBH ACMB ADMEO RAMF GFR.