About the Authors
- Xiang-He Lei
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* E-mail: xlei@biolog.com
Affiliation Biolog, Inc., Hayward, California, United States of America
- Barry R. Bochner
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Affiliation Biolog, Inc., Hayward, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
This study was partly funded by Biolog Inc. Xiang-He Lei is employed by Biolog Inc. Barry Bochner is the CEO and CSO of Biolog Inc., has ownership of stock and made the decision to publish the manuscript. Patents 6,271,022, 6,387,651, 6,436,631, 6,472,201, 6,686,173, 6,696,239 and 6,727,076 have been issued to Biolog, Inc., and the Phenotype MicroArrays described in this manuscript are produced and marketed by Biolog, Inc. There are no further 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. The authors include the names of the patents (Journal requirement 3) as follows: 6,271,022: Device for Incubating and Monitoring Multiwell Assays; 6,387,651: Comparative Phenotype Analysis of Two or More Microorganisms Using a Plurality of Substrates within a Microwell Device; 6,436,631: Comparative Phenotype Analysis for Assessment of Biological Active Compounds such as Antimicrobials; 6,472,201: Comparative Phenotype Analysis; 6,686,173: Comparative Phenotype Analysis of Two or More Microorganisms Using a Plurality of Substrates within a Multiwell Testing Device; 6,696,239: Comparative Phenotype Analysis for Assessment of Biological Active Compounds such as Antimicrobials; 6,727,076: Comparative Phenotype Analysis.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: XHL BB. Performed the experiments: XHL. Analyzed the data: XHL BB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XHL. Wrote the paper: XHL BB.