About the Authors

Gavin K. Paterson

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Ewan M. Harrison

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Emily F. Craven

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Andreas Petersen

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

Anders Rhod Larsen

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

Matthew J. Ellington

Affiliation Health Protection Agency, Microbiology Services Division Cambridge, Level 6 Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom

M. Estée Török

Affiliations Health Protection Agency, Microbiology Services Division Cambridge, Level 6 Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Sharon J. Peacock

Affiliations Health Protection Agency, Microbiology Services Division Cambridge, Level 6 Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust, Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Julian Parkhill

Affiliation The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust, Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Ruth N. Zadoks

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Bush Loan, Penicuik, United Kingdom

Mark A. Holmes

mah1@cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GKP MET MAH. Performed the experiments: GKP EMH EFC AP AL MJE MAH. Analyzed the data: GKP EMH SJP JP RNZ MAH. Wrote the paper: GKP MAH.